CVE-2025-2749
Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.178 Staging Media File Upload Authenticated RCE
CVSS Score
7.2
EPSS Score
1.2%
EPSS Percentile
79th
An 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.
| CWE | CWE-22 CWE-434 |
| Vendor | kentico |
| Product | xperience |
| Published | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 20, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Kentico / Xperience
0 ≤ 13.0.178
References
labs.watchtowr.com: https://labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-kentico-xperience-cms/ devnet.kentico.com: https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-media-file-upload-authenticated-rce cisa.gov: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-2749
Credits
Piotr Bazydlo (watchTowr)