VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-40494
A Hardcoded JWT Secret Key in metadata.py in AdaptiveScale LXDUI through 2.1.3 allows attackers to gain admin access to the host system.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.72%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A Hardcoded JWT Secret Key in metadata.py in AdaptiveScale LXDUI through 2.1.3 allows attackers to gain admin access to the host system.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.72% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- adaptivescale/lxdui
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/AdaptiveScale/lxdui/pull/353Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AdaptiveScale/lxdui/pull/353Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.