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CVE-2025-34509

Sitecore XM and XP Hardcoded Credentials

Published: Jun 17, 2025Updated: Dec 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-798
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
53.9%
Top 1.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
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Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-798

Affected Products

Sitecore
commercialaka sitecore managed cloud, experience platform, experience manager
Sitecore Experience ManagerOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Sitecore Experience PlatformOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Experience ManagerOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Experience PlatformOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
experience commerceOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / ecommerce-platform
managed cloudSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
Initial Access
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References

https://labs.watchtowr.com/is-b-for-backdoor-pre-auth-rce-chain-in-sitecore-experience-platform/
labs.watchtowr.com
https://www.kaspersky.ru/blog/vulnerabilities-sitecore-experience-platform/39950/
kaspersky.ru
https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1003667
support.sitecore.com
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News mentions
1

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