Kentico Xperience · Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Source GCVE Database
Exploited in the wild · KEV due 10 Nov 2025 · public detection template (Nuclei) · fixed in 13.0.172 : patch affected systems now.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 17:51 UTC
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else. Other KEV due dates
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 13.0.172
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Mar 2025
Detectable: evidence found.
nuclei template: Kentico Xperience 13 CMS - Staging Service Authentication Bypass (WT-2025-0011)
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 210 days after disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by VulnCheck
, 2 hours before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed
, 210 days after disclosure
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 231 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to the Staging Sync Server and consider additional network-level protections to limit exposure.
Description
Kentico Xperience through version 13.0.172 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in its Staging Sync Server. The flaw arises from improper password handling of empty SHA1 usernames in digest authentication, allowing attackers to bypass authentication and gain control over administrative objects. The vulnerability has a critical CVSS score of 9.8.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2746 (opens in a new tab)
- devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperience13-AuthBypass-wt-2025-0011 (opens in a new tab)
- labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-kentico-xperience-cms (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-2746 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-sync-server-digest-password-authentication-bypass (opens in a new tab)