CVE-2025-34509
Sitecore XM and XP Hardcoded Credentials
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Sitecore Experience Manager (XM) and Experience Platform (XP) versions 10.1 to 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE, all versions of 10.2, 10.3 to 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE, and 10.4 to 10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE contain a hardcoded user account. Unauthenticated and remote attackers can use this account to access administrative API over HTTP.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
56% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 69 days before any public exploit.
- EPSS band changemoderate → highepss band change
- OpenVAS check added
- Public exploit / PoCsource: other
- Nuclei check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- Sitecore Experience ManagerWeb & CMS Plugins / cms-core
- Sitecore Experience PlatformWeb & CMS Plugins / cms-core
- Experience ManagerWeb & CMS Plugins / cms-core
- Experience PlatformWeb & CMS Plugins / cms-core
- experience commerceWeb & CMS Plugins / ecommerce-platform
- managed cloudCloud & SaaS / saas-application
And 2 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Scored 7.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Credential AccessT1552Unsecured Credentialshigh confidence
- Initial AccessT1078Valid Accountshigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
- labs.watchtowr.com/is-b-for-backdoor-pre-auth-rce-chain-in-sitecore-experience-platform/&
- kaspersky.ru/blog/vulnerabilities-sitecore-experience-platform/39950/&
- support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1003667
And 2 more references. See all after sign-in
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