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Plaintext Sitefinity Insight Credentials Exposure in Progress Sitefinity Web Services

IdentifiersCVE-2026-7313CWE-522· Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVE-2026-7313 is an insufficiently protected credentials issue in Progress Sitefinity web services affecting versions 8.0.5700 through 13.3.7652. According to the provided advisory content, a remote authenticated attacker with valid back-end authorization can obtain plaintext credentials used to connect to the Sitefinity Insight service. Exploitation is not possible in default conditions alone; it requires active integration with Sitefinity Insight and a non-default site configuration. The issue is classified as CWE-522 and results in exposure of sensitive service credentials within the affected Sitefinity web services path.

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Successful exploitation allows disclosure of plaintext credentials for the Sitefinity Insight service. Because the published CVSS v3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N, the primary impact is high confidentiality loss and high integrity risk, with no direct availability impact indicated. An attacker who recovers these credentials may be able to access the connected Insight service or associated data and perform unauthorized actions within the trust boundary enabled by those credentials.

Mitigation

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Until vendor remediation is applied, restrict Sitefinity back-end access to trusted administrators, minimize or disable Sitefinity Insight integration where operationally feasible, and review non-default site configurations that expose the affected integration path. Monitor for unauthorized access to Sitefinity administrative functions and rotate Sitefinity Insight credentials as a precaution if exposure is suspected.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply the Progress Sitefinity security update that remediates CVE-2026-7313. The affected range is 8.0.5700 through 13.3.7652, so remediation requires upgrading to a fixed version newer than 13.3.7652 as referenced by the vendor advisory. After patching, review whether Sitefinity Insight credentials were exposed and rotate those credentials if compromise is suspected or cannot be ruled out.
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