Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.178 Staging Media File Upload Authenticated RCE

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-2749
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-03-24 19:15:52 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 12:48:29 UTC
DescriptionAn authenticated remote code execution in Kentico Xperience allows authenticated users Staging Sync Server to upload arbitrary data to path relative locations. This results in path traversal and arbitrary file upload, including content that can be executed server side leading to remote code execution.This issue affects Kentico Xperience through 13.0.178.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.2 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.050510000 probability, percentile 0.897960000 (date 2026-04-28)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2026-04-20; due 2026-05-04; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-434 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | CWE-434 CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorKentico
ProductKentico Xperience
NameKentico Xperience Path Traversal Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2749

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kentico Xperience All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Kentico Xperience affected 13.0.178 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-media-file-upload-authen... [email protected] www.vulncheck.com Third Party Advisory
labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-... [email protected] labs.watchtowr.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes [email protected] devnet.kentico.com Patch
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Piotr Bazydlo (watchTowr) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2026-04-20T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2025-2749 added to CISA KEV
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