CVE-2025-2749Known exploitationPublic exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated code execution via media path traversal

Published Mar 24, 2025 · Updated Apr 21, 2026

Path traversal in Kentico Xperience 13.0.178 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute server-side code via media upload. The CheckAndEnsureFilePath method appends attacker-controlled Media_File/FilePath data and an unchecked filename and extension to the media-library directory, allowing traversal into a web-served path. The Staging service must be enabled with username-and-password authentication and accept valid Staging credentials; uploaded server-side content then runs in the web application context.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability3.99%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Kentico Xperience 13.0.178 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute server-side code via media upload. The CheckAndEnsureFilePath method appends attacker-controlled Media_File/FilePath data and an unchecked filename and extension to the media-library directory, allowing traversal into a web-served path. The Staging service must be enabled with username-and-password authentication and accept valid Staging credentials; uploaded server-side content then runs in the web application context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-2749
Published
Mar 24, 2025
Updated
Apr 21, 2026
Vendor
Kentico
Product
Kentico Xperience
Classifications
CWE-434, CWE-22, CAPEC-650, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 20, 2026Exploitation reportedKentico Xperience Path Traversal Vulnerability
  3. Apr 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=13.0.178

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Kentico · Kentico Xperienceversion=0 <=13.0.178

Published CVSS scores

7.2VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC-650Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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