CVE-2025-34509: Sitecore XM and XP Hardcoded Credentials
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 79 public reports, the first from . VulnCheck's own honeypots also recorded exploitation attempts.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 55.9%
EPSS score, percentile 99 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record lists exploitation as poc.
- How severe?
- 7.5 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
Update to patched versions.Solution from the CVE record.
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- from 10.4 to before 10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE
- from 10.3 to before 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE
- from 10.2 to before 10.3
- from 10.1 to before 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE
- from 10.4 to before 10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE
- from 10.3 to before 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE
and 2 more in the table below
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
Sitecore XM and XP Hardcoded Credentials
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.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (2 products)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 10.4 to before 10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE |
| Affected | from 10.3 to before 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE |
| Affected | from 10.2 to before 10.3 |
| Affected | from 10.1 to before 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 10.4 to before 10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE |
| Affected | from 10.3 to before 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE |
| Affected | from 10.2 to before 10.3 |
| Affected | from 10.1 to before 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-798
- CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| CVE record published | |
| CVE record last updated |
References
1
Known exploited Sitecore vulnerabilities
- CVE-2025-53690: Sitecore Multiple Products Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-9874: Sitecore CMS and Experience Platform (XP) Deserialization Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-9875: Sitecore CMS and Experience Platform (XP) Deserialization Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-42237: Sitecore XP Remote Command Execution Vulnerability