Security researchers warned of exploit chains affecting the Sitecore Experience Platform, widely used by major corporations. watchTowr identified seven vulnerabilities, three disclosed, with a critical hardcoded password issue and path traversal vulnerabilities. One password was readily brute-forced to 'b', an outdated default. With Sitecore's guidance discouraging changes to default credentials, there's concern that many enterprises might overlook necessary updates, increasing security risks. As patches are awaited for remaining flaws, the situation highlights a pressing need for vigilance in CMS security practices across organizations.
This is sadly not a joke. The hardcoded password 'b' is a significant vulnerability that poses a risk across multiple organizations using Sitecore.
The reality is that most users, especially enterprises that leverage Sitecore, are going to be conservative and not amend credentials for users for fear of breaking the environment.
Sitecore provides a number of default user accounts that you should not change... Editing a default user account can affect other areas of the security model.
The vulnerabilities reported allow potential full system takeover by exploiting various weaknesses that companies may not be sufficiently addressing due to conservative practices.
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