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CVE-2023-27583: Panindex uses hard coded cyptographic key

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-321

Description

PanIndex is a network disk directory index. In Panindex prior to version 3.1.3, a hard-coded JWT key `PanIndex` is used. An attacker can use the hard-coded JWT key to sign JWT token and perform any actions as a user with admin privileges. Version 3.1.3 has a patch for the issue. As a workaround, one may change the JWT key in the source code before compiling the project.

Affected products

• px-org PanIndex: before 3.1.3 — fixed in 3.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: px-org PanIndex 3.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/px-org/PanIndex/commit/f7ec0c5739af055ad3a825a20294a5c01ada3302
• https://github.com/px-org/PanIndex/releases/tag/v3.1.3
• https://github.com/px-org/PanIndex/security/advisories/GHSA-82wq-gmw8-g87v
• https://github.com/px-org/PanIndex/commit/f7ec0c5739af055ad3a825a20294a5c01ada3302
• https://github.com/px-org/PanIndex/releases/tag/v3.1.3
• https://github.com/px-org/PanIndex/security/advisories/GHSA-82wq-gmw8-g87v

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