Insufficiently Protected CredentialsWeakness · CWE-522

CVE-2025-25570

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-27
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Vue Vben Admin 2.10.1 allows unauthorized login to the backend due to an issue with hardcoded credentials.

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 · moderate confidence

Vue Vben Admin 2.10.1 contains hardcoded credentials embedded in the codebase that allow an attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the backend administrative interface.

MitigationRemove all hardcoded credentials from the codebase, implement proper credential management (environment variables or secrets management), and rotate any exposed credentials immediately.

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CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed Vue Vben Admin version
    Check the package.json file or the installed version via package manager (npm list vue-vben-admin or similar) to determine if the version is 2.10.1 or earlier
    Affected if The installed version is 2.10.1 or any earlier version of Vue Vben Admin
  2. Search source code for hardcoded credentials
    Grep the codebase for suspicious hardcoded strings in source files: look for patterns like password=, apiKey=, token=, secret=, jwtSecret=, authToken= with static string values rather than environment variable references
    Affected if Hardcoded credential strings are found in source code files (JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue components, or config files)
  3. Inspect authentication and security module files
    Examine backend authentication-related source files (often in src/api, src/store, or backend directories) for static username/password combinations or API tokens used for authentication bypass
    Affected if Static credentials or backdoor authentication logic is present in authentication modules
  4. Review configuration and environment files
    Check config files, particularly those handling backend API communication, for embedded credentials or tokens that should instead be loaded from environment variables
    Affected if Credentials are hardcoded in configuration files instead of being loaded from environment variables or secrets management

If Vue Vben Admin version 2.10.1 or earlier is in use AND the codebase contains hardcoded credentials in source files, configuration, or authentication modules, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Remove all hardcoded credentials from the codebase, implement proper credential management (environment variables or secrets management), and rotate any exposed credentials immediately.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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