CVE-2026-7312: Progress Sitefinity Credential Disclosure

CVE-2026-7312 Overview

CVE-2026-7312 is an insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in Progress Sitefinity web services. The flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to retrieve plain-text credentials used to connect to the Sitefinity Insight analytics service. Exploitation requires the target site to have an active Sitefinity Insight integration along with a non-default site configuration.

The vulnerability affects Sitefinity branches 14.0.7700 through 14.4.8152, 15.0.8200 through 15.0.8234, 15.1.8300 through 15.1.8335, 15.2.8400 through 15.2.8441, 15.3.8500 through 15.3.8531, and 15.4.8600 through 15.4.8630. Progress published a security advisory in May 2026.

Critical Impact

Unauthenticated remote attackers can extract plain-text Sitefinity Insight credentials over the network, enabling downstream access to analytics data and connected services.

Affected Products

• Progress Sitefinity 14.0.7700 through 14.4.8152
• Progress Sitefinity 15.0.8200 through 15.0.8234, 15.1.8300 through 15.1.8335, and 15.2.8400 through 15.2.8441
• Progress Sitefinity 15.3.8500 through 15.3.8531, and 15.4.8600 through 15.4.8630

Discovery Timeline

• 2026-06-02 - CVE-2026-7312 published to NVD
• 2026-06-04 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2026-7312

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability resides in Sitefinity web services that handle the integration between the content management platform and the Sitefinity Insight analytics service. Affected versions expose credentials used for that integration in plain text through a network-reachable web service interface. An attacker who can reach the application over HTTP or HTTPS can retrieve these credentials without authenticating.

The scope is limited to deployments that meet two preconditions: an active Sitefinity Insight integration must be configured, and the site must use a non-default configuration. When both conditions are present, the web service returns credential material that should remain confidential to the server-side configuration.

The attack only impacts confidentiality. Integrity and availability of the Sitefinity instance itself are not directly affected. However, stolen credentials can be reused against the Sitefinity Insight service to read analytics data or manipulate connected telemetry endpoints.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper protection of stored or transmitted credentials [CWE-522]. Sitefinity web services do not enforce authentication or sufficient access control before returning the Sitefinity Insight connection settings. The credentials are also stored or rendered without encryption or hashing in the response path.

Attack Vector

The attack vector is network-based and requires no privileges or user interaction. An attacker issues HTTP requests to the vulnerable web service endpoints exposed by the Sitefinity application and parses the response for the Sitefinity Insight credentials. The Progress Sitefinity security advisory describes the affected endpoints and the fixes applied in patched releases.

No verified public proof-of-concept code is available at this time. See the Progress Sitefinity Security Advisory for vendor-confirmed technical details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2026-7312

Indicators of Compromise

• Unauthenticated HTTP or HTTPS requests to Sitefinity web service endpoints from external or unexpected source addresses.
• Outbound authentication attempts to the Sitefinity Insight service from IP addresses outside the organization's known Sitefinity infrastructure.
• Web server logs showing repeated access to integration or configuration-related service paths without a corresponding authenticated session.

Detection Strategies

• Inventory all Sitefinity deployments and identify those with active Sitefinity Insight integration, which is the precondition for exploitation.
• Compare installed Sitefinity build numbers against the affected version ranges listed in the Progress advisory.
• Review IIS or reverse proxy logs for anomalous requests targeting Sitefinity service endpoints and correlate with the Sitefinity Insight credential paths described by the vendor.

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable verbose logging on the web tier in front of Sitefinity to capture full request URIs and source IPs.
• Alert on access to Sitefinity configuration-related web services from non-administrative networks.
• Monitor Sitefinity Insight access logs for sign-ins from unfamiliar source IPs or user agents.

How to Mitigate CVE-2026-7312

Immediate Actions Required

• Upgrade Progress Sitefinity to a fixed release as identified in the May 2026 Progress security advisory.
• Rotate the Sitefinity Insight credentials used by every affected site, even if no exploitation is suspected.
• Restrict network access to the Sitefinity administrative and service endpoints using web application firewall rules or network segmentation.

Patch Information

Progress released fixed builds covering each supported Sitefinity branch in May 2026. Customers should follow the upgrade guidance in the Progress Sitefinity Security Advisory, which also addresses CVE-2026-7198, CVE-2026-7195, CVE-2026-7201, and CVE-2026-7313.

Workarounds

• Disable the Sitefinity Insight integration on affected sites until an upgrade can be performed.
• Block external access to non-public Sitefinity web service paths at the load balancer or WAF.
• Revert to default site configuration where feasible, since exploitation requires a non-default configuration in combination with active Insight integration.