Xperience
CVE-2019-19493
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling File type validation, storage isolation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Command and Control, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could upload malicious files that can be executed on the server by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Kentico before 12.0.50 allows file uploads in which the Content-Type header is inconsistent with the file extension, leading to XSS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate file types server-side, store uploads outside webroot, use random filenames, scan for malware.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Unrestricted File Upload (CWE-434), which allows attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server. Kentico before 12.0.50 allows file uploads in which the Content-Type header is inconsistent with the file extension, leading to XSS. Affected products include: Kentico Xperience. Version information: before 12.0.50.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Kentico before 12.0.50 allows file uploads in which the Content-Type header is inconsistent with the file extension, leading to XSS.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
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EPSS
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Malicious file upload attacks exploit insufficient validation when web applications accept user-provided files.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Kentico Xperience contains a second authentication bypass in the Staging Sync Server through None-type password handling
Kentico Xperience through 13.0.172 contains an authentication bypass in the Staging Sync Server through empty SHA1 usern
Remote code execution in Kentico Xperience CMS versions through 13.0.178 allows authenticated administrators to upload a
An issue was discovered in Kentico 12.0.x before 12.0.15, 11.0.x before 11.0.48, 10.0.x before 10.0.52, and 9.x versions
Kentico 9.0 through 11.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow via the SqlName, SqlPswd, Database, UserName, or Password fie
Kentico v10.0.42 allows Global Administrators to read the cleartext SMTP Password by navigating to the SMTP configuratio
Arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Kentico 9 through 11 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary op
Kentico Xperience before 13.0.181 allows authenticated users to distribute malicious content (for stored XSS) via certai
The Kentico Xperience application does not fully validate or filter files uploaded via the multiple-file upload function
The Kentico Xperience CMS version 13.0 - 13.0.43 is vulnerable to a persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Kentico 11 through 12 lets attackers upload and explore files without authentication via the cmsmodules/medialibrary/for
An unsafe reflection vulnerability in Kentico Xperience allows an unauthenticated attacker to kill the current process,
GitHub PoC