Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-2747 lets an unauthenticated attacker bypass Kentico Xperience staging synchronization authentication when a server uses the None password type. Sources state this can allow control of administrative objects. Because CISA lists it in KEV and public exploit material exists, exposed Kentico Xperience systems should be treated as urgent.
Executive priority
Treat as immediate priority for any Kentico Xperience estate. The issue is critical, remotely reachable by design characteristics, requires no credentials, has KEV status, and affects administrative control paths. Confirm exposure and patch status before routine backlog work.
Technical view
Kentico Xperience through 13.0.178 is affected by CWE-288 authentication bypass in the Staging Sync Server component’s handling of the None password type. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.8 with network, low-complexity, no-privilege, no-user-interaction characteristics and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations running Kentico Xperience through 13.0.178, especially systems with externally reachable staging synchronization endpoints, are the likely exposure group. The provided sources do not identify other Kentico products or specific deployment configurations beyond the affected component.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV status supports known exploitation. watchTowr and GitHub references indicate public exploit material, and VulnCheck publishes a third-party advisory. No additional exploitation telemetry, affected organization list, or campaign attribution is provided in the bundle.
Researcher notes
Analysis is limited to the provided bundle. The bundle supports critical severity, affected range through 13.0.178, KEV status, vendor hotfix availability, and public exploit references. It does not provide safe detection indicators, fixed version details, or environment-specific exposure criteria.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all Kentico Xperience deployments and confirm whether any run through version 13.0.178.
- Apply Kentico vendor hotfix guidance from the official hotfix page.
- Restrict external access to staging synchronization endpoints where operationally possible.
- Review staging server configuration, especially any None password type usage.
- Monitor administrative object changes and staging synchronization activity for anomalies.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Kentico Xperience versions across internet-facing and internal environments.
- Check whether staging synchronization is enabled and reachable from untrusted networks.
- Confirm vendor hotfix level against Kentico’s official hotfix guidance.
- Review logs for unexpected staging synchronization requests or administrative object changes.
- Verify any compensating access controls are enforced at network and application layers.
Public sources used
Michael Williams reviewed this cited source version on .
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-kentico-xperience-cms/CVE reference · technical-description, exploit
- https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixesCVE reference · vendor-advisory, patch
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperience13-AuthBypass-wt-2025-0011CVE reference · exploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-sync-server-none-password-type-authentication-bypassCVE reference · third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-2747CVE reference · government-resource
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CWE details
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Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.