Unauthenticated host compromise via hard-coded JWT secret
Published Apr 15, 2025 · Updated Apr 15, 2025
Authentication bypass in DPanel before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to gain administrative access by forging JWTs with a default secret. The service initializes its JWT signing key from a hard-coded source value, so attacker-generated HS256 tokens pass authentication and authorize privileged API actions. Default configuration and network reachability are required; successful exploitation permits arbitrary file writes on the host and associated command execution.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in DPanel before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to gain administrative access by forging JWTs with a default secret. The service initializes its JWT signing key from a hard-coded source value, so attacker-generated HS256 tokens pass authentication and authorize privileged API actions. Default configuration and network reachability are required; successful exploitation permits arbitrary file writes on the host and associated command execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-30206
- Published
- Apr 15, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Vendor
- DPanel Development Team
- Product
- DPanel
- Classifications
- CWE-547, CWE-321, CWE-453, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 1.6.1
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- Upstream JWT token-generation proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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