CVE-2024-33625
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCyberPower PowerPanel business application code contains a hard-coded JWT signing key. This could result in an attacker forging JWT tokens to bypass authentication.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe CyberPower PowerPanel business application contains a hard-coded JWT signing key embedded in its source code. An attacker who discovers this key can craft arbitrary JWT tokens with any claims, effectively impersonating any user and bypassing all authentication controls.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.9.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify PowerPanel installationLocate the CyberPower PowerPanel business application installation directory on the system, or check for running processes named PowerPanel or related services.Affected if The application is installed and running.
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Determine installed versionCheck the PowerPanel application version (typically available in the application GUI, about page, or installed program listing). Compare the version number to the affected range.Affected if The installed version is 4.9.0 or lower.
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Locate hard-coded JWT signing key in source or config filesSearch the PowerPanel installation directory, configuration files, and embedded resource files for hard-coded JWT signing keys or secret values used for token signing. Look for string patterns commonly associated with JWT secrets or signing keys.Affected if A hard-coded JWT signing key is found embedded in source code, configuration files, or application resources.
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Verify JWT key management methodExamine how the application manages its JWT signing key: check configuration files, environment variables, or external secrets management systems for the key storage method.Affected if The JWT signing key is hard-coded rather than stored in a secrets manager, environment variable, or secure configuration.
The environment is affected if PowerPanel version 4.9.0 or lower is installed AND a hard-coded JWT signing key is present in the application's source code or configuration.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace the hard-coded JWT signing key with a securely generated secret stored in a proper secrets manager (e.g., environment variables, vault, or encrypted config), implement key rotation, and invalidate all existing sessions/tokens.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-33625 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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