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Improper Access Control in Progress Sitefinity web services

IdentifiersCVE-2026-7198CWE-284· Improper Access Control

CVE-2026-7198 is an improper access control vulnerability in web services in Progress Sitefinity affecting version 15.4.8623 before 15.4.8630. The flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access content that should be restricted. Based on the available description, the issue stems from insufficient access control enforcement in Sitefinity web services, enabling unauthorized access to protected resources over the network without requiring privileges or user interaction.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected Sitefinity installations. The available advisory states that an unauthenticated remote attacker can access restricted content, and the associated CVSS v3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates high impact across all three security objectives.

Mitigation

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If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network exposure to Sitefinity web services, especially from untrusted networks, and enforce compensating controls such as upstream access restrictions, WAF rules, and monitoring for unauthorized access to protected content. Definitive remediation is to upgrade to 15.4.8630 or later.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Progress Sitefinity to version 15.4.8630 or later. Affected installations are those running version 15.4.8623 before 15.4.8630.
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