CVE-2022-50686CWE-209

Kentico Xperience <= 12.0 Portal Engine Form Control Information Disclosure

Medium · published December 18, 2025

CVSS v4.0
6.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
22.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ A sneaky stack trace just wants to show off! This information disclosure vulnerability in Kentico Xperience lets attackers peek behind the curtain through detailed error messages. 😱 Think of it like a restaurant that mistakenly leaves the kitchen door wide open, allowing diners to see the secret ingredient list and cooking techniques. Anyone with a keen eye can pick up on the chef's tricks! 🍽️ An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain sensitive internal information that shouldn't be shared with unauthorized users. This might lead them to understand your system's architecture better, possibly opening the door to more serious attacks or exploits down the line. Yikes!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant that mistakenly leaves the kitchen door wide open, allowing diners to see the secret ingredient list and cooking techniques. Anyone with a keen eye can pick up on the chef's tricks! 🍽️ This vulnerability allows attackers to view sensitive stack trace details via error messages generated by Portal Engine form controls, potentially leaking internal system structures and implementation details.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain sensitive internal information that shouldn't be shared with unauthorized users. This might lead them to understand your system's architecture better, possibly opening the door to more serious attacks or exploits down the line. Yikes! To mitigate this risk, ensure that detailed error messages are not exposed to end-users. Update Kentico Xperience to the latest version, and consider employing error handling best practices to sanitize any error outputs. Always review your system configuration to restrict sensitive information access! You've got this! Follow these steps and keep your system secure. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00308 · 22.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-209 · Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
Published
2025-12-18T19:53Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 DEC 19:53Z
    Kentico Xperience <= 12.0 Portal Engine Form Control Information Disclosure
    cvelistv5