CVE-2015-10142
- Published: 2025-07-25T16:15:26.663
Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) prior to 8.0 Initial Release (rev. 141212) and Content Management System (CMS) prior to 7.2 Update-3 (rev. 141226) and prior to 7.5 Update-1 (rev. 150130) contain a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to download files under the web root of the site when the name of the file is already known via a specially-crafted URL. Affected files do not include .config, .aspx or .cs files. The issue does not allow for directory browsing.
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How to fix CVE-2015-10142
CVE-2015-10142 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) prior to 8.0 Initial Release (rev. 141212) and Content Management System (CMS) prior to 7.2 Update-3 (rev. 141226) and prior to 7.5 Update-1 (rev. 150130) contain a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to download files under the web root of the site when the name of the file is already known […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) prior to 8.0 Initial Release (rev. 141212) and Content Management System (CMS) prior to 7.2 Update-3 (rev. 141226) and prior to 7.5 Update-1 (rev. 150130) contain a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to download files under the web root of the site when the name of the file is already known […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
HARD
Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
Public Exploits: Rare or not public
Vulnerability Timeline
Jul 25, 2025
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database
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