{"id":"CVE-2025-55740","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"Default Credentials in nginx-defender Configuration Files","description":"nginx-defender is a high-performance, enterprise-grade Web Application Firewall (WAF) and threat detection system engineered for modern web infrastructure. This is a configuration vulnerability affecting nginx-defender deployments. Example configuration files\nconfig.yaml and docker-compose.yml contain default credentials (default_password: \"change_me_please\", GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin123). If users deploy nginx-defender without changing these defaults, attackers with network access could gain administrative control, bypassing security protections. The issue is addressed in v1.5.0 and later.","publishedAt":"2025-08-19T19:52:25.777Z","updatedAt":"2025-08-19T20:05:46.786Z","severity":{"score":6.5,"label":"Medium","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","source":"GitHub_M"},"assigner":"GitHub_M","products":["Anipaleja nginx-defender"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Anipaleja","product":"nginx-defender","versions":[{"version":"< 1.5.0","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["https://github.com/Anipaleja/nginx-defender/security/advisories/GHSA-pr72-8fxw-xx22"],"weaknesses":["CWE-1392"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:09:31.862Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2025/55xxx/CVE-2025-55740.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-55740","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-08-19T19:52:25.777Z","dateUpdated":"2025-08-19T20:05:46.786Z","assignerShortName":"GitHub_M","assignerOrgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","dateReserved":"2025-08-14T22:31:17.684Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"Default Credentials in nginx-defender Configuration Files","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"nginx-defender is a high-performance, enterprise-grade Web Application Firewall (WAF) and threat detection system engineered for modern web infrastructure. This is a configuration vulnerability affecting nginx-defender deployments. Example configuration files\nconfig.yaml and docker-compose.yml contain default credentials (default_password: \"change_me_please\", GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin123). If users deploy nginx-defender without changing these defaults, attackers with network access could gain administrative control, bypassing security protections. The issue is addressed in v1.5.0 and later."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Anipaleja","product":"nginx-defender","versions":[{"version":"< 1.5.0","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Anipaleja/nginx-defender/security/advisories/GHSA-pr72-8fxw-xx22","name":"https://github.com/Anipaleja/nginx-defender/security/advisories/GHSA-pr72-8fxw-xx22","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-1392","lang":"en","description":"CWE-1392: Use of Default Credentials","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"GitHub_M","orgId":"a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa","dateUpdated":"2025-08-19T19:52:25.777Z"},"source":{"advisory":"GHSA-pr72-8fxw-xx22","discovery":"UNKNOWN"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2025-08-19T20:05:26.655150Z","id":"CVE-2025-55740","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2025-08-19T20:05:46.786Z"}}]}}}