CVE-2025-2749 (GCVE-0-2025-2749)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-24 18:18 – Updated: 2026-04-21 03:55| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authenticati… | technical-descriptionexploit |
| https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes | vendor-advisorypatch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xper… | third-party-advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-22 CWE-434 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Kentico Xperience |
| Due Date | 2026-05-04 |
| Date Added | 2026-04-20 |
| Vendorproject | Kentico |
| Vulnerabilityname | Kentico Xperience Path Traversal Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.178 Staging Media File Upload Authenticated RCE |
| Vendor | Kentico |
| Product | Xperience |
| Added Date | 2026-06-01T13:22:22.312Z |
| Cvss Score | 7.2 |
| Epss Score | 0.03809 |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | 0.88657 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev |
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| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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