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CVE-2021-40494

Date: September 2, 2021

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.

Language: Python

Severity Score

9.8

Related Resources (6)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40494

Url: https://github.com/AdaptiveScale/lxdui/pull/353

Url: https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/lxdui/PYSEC-2021-342.yaml

Url: https://github.com/AdaptiveScale/lxdui/commit/e4bffeb9d69a5700a642cb6424453d1894e50d84

Url: https://github.com/AdaptiveScale/lxdui

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-40494

Severity Score

9.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CWE-798

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	9.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	10.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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