CVE-2019-10068: Kentico Xperience Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

CVE-2019-10068 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-25

Kentico Xperience (formerly Kentico CMS) fails to properly validate security headers in its staging service, allowing for the bypass of authentication. An attacker can provide malicious .NET object input that, when deserialized, leads to unauthenticated remote code execution on the hosting server.

Technologies: Kentico Xperience. Vendors: Kentico.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2019-10068 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2019-10068 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2019-10068?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 25 March 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Kentico Xperience (formerly Kentico CMS) 9.x versions; 10.0.x before 10.0.52; 11.0.x before 11.0.48; 12.0.x before 12.0.15.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-10068?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2019-10068 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-10068?
Check whether you run Kentico Xperience. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Kentico Xperience (formerly Kentico CMS) 9.x versions; 10.0.x before 10.0.52; 11.0.x before 11.0.48; 12.0.x before 12.0.15

Timeline

  • 2022-03-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2022-03-25: disclosed
  • 2020-05-06: other: Public exploit released on Packet Storm Security

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