Sitefinity: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE-2026-7201 is a high-severity authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability in Sitefinity from Progress Software, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists versions 15.2.8441, 15.3.8531, 15.4.8630 as the first without the flaw, so updating Sitefinity to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Sitefinity to 15.2.8441 or 15.3.8531 or 15.4.8630, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
- Read the advisory on community.progress.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software | Sitefinity | 15.2.8400 up to, but not including, 15.2.8441; 15.3.8500 up to, but not including, 15.3.8531; 15.4.8600 up to, but not including, 15.4.8630 | 15.2.8441, 15.3.8531, 15.4.8630 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (progress.com).
Official description
CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in web services in Progress Sitefinity 15.2.x before 15.2.8441, 15.3.x before 15.3.8531, and 15.4.x before 15.4.8630 allows a remote authenticated attacker to modify account properties of other users, potentially leading to account compromise. Successful exploitation requires knowledge of values that are not generally exposed to low-privileged users.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- For each and every data access, ensure that the user has sufficient privilege to access the record that is being requested.
- Make sure that the key that is used in the lookup of a specific user's record is not controllable externally by the user or that any tampering can be detected.
- Use encryption in order to make it more difficult to guess other legitimate values of the key or associate a digital signature with the key so that the server can verify that there has been no tampering.
More Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerabilities (CWE-639)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other vulnerabilities in Sitefinity
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 8.1 High severity
- 7.7 High severity
- 8.1 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
Recent Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerabilities
- 8.1 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 8.7 High severity
- 7.1 High severity
- 8.2 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
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