CVE-2025-15108
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability involves the use of a hard-coded cryptographic key in PandaXGO PandaX's JWT Secret Handler, allowing attackers to potentially forge authentication tokens. It affects all versions up to commit fb8ff40f7ce5dfebdf66306c6d85625061faf7e5. Organizations using this software with internet-facing deployments are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- PandaXGO PandaX
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could forge valid JWT tokens to gain unauthorized access, potentially compromising the entire system and sensitive data.
Likely Case
Authentication bypass allowing unauthorized access to application functions and data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation and monitoring are in place to detect anomalous authentication attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit is public and may be used, though attack complexity is high. Remote exploitation is possible.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
No official patch available. Monitor GitHub repository for updates and apply when released. Replace hard-coded key with secure key management.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Replace Hard-coded JWT Secret
allManually replace the hard-coded cryptographic key in config.yml with a securely generated random key
# Edit config.yml and replace the JWT secret key with a secure random value
# Example: jwt_secret: "your-secure-random-key-here"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network-level controls to restrict access to affected systems
- Enhance monitoring for anomalous authentication patterns and JWT token usage
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check config.yml file for hard-coded JWT secret key and verify if running commit fb8ff40f7ce5dfebdf66306c6d85625061faf7e5 or earlierCheck Version:
git log --oneline -1Verify Fix Applied:
Verify config.yml contains a non-default, securely generated JWT secret key📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful login with unusual patterns
- JWT tokens with unexpected signatures or timestamps
Network Indicators:
- Unusual authentication traffic patterns
- Requests with malformed or suspicious JWT tokens
SIEM Query:
source="application.log" AND ("authentication failure" OR "JWT validation") | stats count by src_ip