Hardcoded User Account Vulnerability in Sitecore Experience Manager and Platform

CVE-2025-34509

What is CVE-2025-34509?

CVE-2025-34509 is a significant vulnerability found in the Sitecore Experience Manager (XM) and Sitecore Experience Platform (XP), specifically in their versions ranging from 10.1 to 10.1.4 rev. 011974 PRE, all versions of 10.2, and 10.3 to 10.3.3 rev. 011967 PRE, as well as 10.4 to 10.4.1 rev. 011941 PRE. This vulnerability stems from a hardcoded user account within these products, allowing unauthenticated and remote attackers to access administrative APIs over HTTP. As Sitecore is commonly utilized for web content management and digital experience solutions in large organizations, the presence of this vulnerability raises significant security concerns. If exploited, it could enable attackers to manipulate content, disrupt services, or gain unauthorized access to sensitive administrative functionalities, ultimately undermining an organization’s security posture and operational integrity.

Potential impact of CVE-2025-34509

1. Unauthorized Access to Administrative Functions: The hardcoded user account allows attackers to bypass authentication, providing them with potential access to critical administrative functionalities. This could lead to unauthorized changes in content, access to sensitive data, and manipulation of site functionality.

2. Increased Risk of Data Breaches: By exploiting this vulnerability, attackers can obtain sensitive data stored in the Sitecore platform, potentially leading to significant data breaches. This can have financial ramifications and damage an organization’s reputation.

3. Disruption of Operations: Attackers gaining control over the administrative API could disrupt normal operations by altering configurations or launching additional attacks within the organization's network, potentially impacting overall service availability.

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