Sitecore XM/XP Remote Code Execution

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 114649

Synopsis

Sitecore XM/XP Remote Code Execution

Description

Sitecore XM and XP versions before 10.4 KB1002844 suffer from a deserialization vulnerability through a specially forged request enabling an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

Solution

Update at least to Sitecore XM/XP version 10.4 KB1002844. If the update cannot be performed, apply the hotfix `Sitecore.Support.624693.config`.

See Also

https://slcyber.io/blog/sitecore-unsafe-deserialization-again-cve-2025-27218/

https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1003535

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 114649

Type: remote

Published: 3/11/2025

Updated: 3/11/2025

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27218

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27218

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:sitecore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27218