CVE-2025-5591 (GCVE-0-2025-5591)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-05 00:02 – Updated: 2026-01-05 20:34
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Kentico Xperience 13
Summary
Kentico Xperience 13 is vulnerable to a stored cross-site scripting attack via a form component, allowing an attacker to hijack a victim user’s session and perform actions in their security context.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-05 20:33 UTC
CWE
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentico | Kentico Xperience |
Affected:
13.0.167
|
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