{"id":"CVE-2025-34509","title":"Sitecore XM and XP Hardcoded Credentials","summary":"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. Unauthentic…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-798"],"vendor":"Sitecore","product":"Experience Manager","affected":["experience_manager >= 10.4 < 10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE","experience_manager >= 10.3 < 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE","experience_manager >= 10.2 < 10.3","experience_manager >= 10.1 < 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE","experience_platform >= 10.4 < 10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE","experience_platform >= 10.3 < 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE","experience_platform >= 10.2 < 10.3","experience_platform >= 10.1 < 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2025-06-18T03:56:10.468989Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"published":"2025-06-17","updated":"2026-10-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-29T21:15:17.384Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-34509","references":[{"url":"https://labs.watchtowr.com/is-b-for-backdoor-pre-auth-rce-chain-in-sitecore-experience-platform/"},{"url":"https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1003667"}],"tags":["cve.org","exploit-available"],"epss":0.55874,"epssPercentile":0.99044,"exploits":{"nuclei":["CVE-2025-34509"],"checkedAt":"2026-11-03T08:40:12.830Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-11-03T08:39:35.539Z","slug":"CVE-2025-34509","body":"## Overview\n\nSitecore 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `experience_manager >= 10.4 < 10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE`\n- `experience_manager >= 10.3 < 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE`\n- `experience_manager >= 10.2 < 10.3`\n- `experience_manager >= 10.1 < 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE`\n- `experience_platform >= 10.4 < 10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE`\n- `experience_platform >= 10.3 < 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE`\n- `experience_platform >= 10.2 < 10.3`\n- `experience_platform >= 10.1 < 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpdate to patched versions.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":64,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":11.2,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}