---
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## 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`

## Remediation

Update to patched versions.