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Insufficiently Protected CredentialsWeakness · CWE-522

CVE-2025-55306

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-19
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
GenX_FX is an advance IA trading platform that will focus on forex trading. A vulnerability was identified in the GenX FX backend where API keys and authentication tokens may be exposed if environment variables are misconfigured. Unauthorized users could gain access to cloud resources (Google Cloud, Firebase, GitHub, etc.).

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 confidence

GenX_FX trading platform exposes API keys and authentication tokens through misconfigured environment variables, allowing unauthorized access to integrated cloud services including Google Cloud, Firebase, and GitHub. This is a secrets management failure where sensitive credentials are inadvertently accessible to unauthorized users.

MitigationAudit and fix environment variable configurations to ensure secrets are not exposed; rotate all potentially compromised API keys and authentication tokens for affected cloud services.

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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

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  1. Identify GenX FX installation
    Search for files, containers, or services named 'genxfx', 'genx-fx', or 'genx-fx-trading' in your environment using: find / -type f -iname '*genx*' 2>/dev/null; docker ps -a | grep -i genx; kubectl get all --all-namespaces | grep -i genx
    Affected if GenX FX trading platform is present in the environment
  2. Inspect environment variables for secrets
    List all environment variables on the running process or container: printenv (for current session) or docker exec <container_id> env (for containers). Look for variables containing keywords: API_KEY, AUTH_TOKEN, SECRET, GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS, FIREBASE_API_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN, PRIVATE_KEY
    Affected if Environment variables contain unencrypted API keys, authentication tokens, or service account credentials for Google Cloud, Firebase, or GitHub
  3. Check configuration files for exposed credentials
    Search configuration directories for files that may contain hardcoded secrets: grep -r -E '(api_key|apikey|auth_token|secret|password|private_key)' /path/to/genx/config/ 2>/dev/null. Check common config locations: config/, settings/, .env, config.json, application.properties
    Affected if Configuration files contain plaintext API keys, tokens, or credentials for cloud services
  4. Review deployment manifests
    Examine Kubernetes manifests, Docker Compose files, or deployment scripts for environment variable definitions: cat deployment.yaml | grep -A5 -B5 env; docker-compose.yml
    Affected if Deployment manifests expose sensitive credentials through environment variable definitions without secret management
  5. Verify cloud service access permissions
    Audit access to integrated cloud services (Google Cloud, Firebase, GitHub) by reviewing IAM policies, service account permissions, and API access logs for the application identity
    Affected if The application identity has broad or unnecessary permissions to cloud resources, or API access originates from the exposed credentials

A user is affected if the GenX FX trading platform is deployed in their environment AND sensitive credentials for Google Cloud, Firebase, or GitHub are visible in environment variables or configuration files.

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

Audit and fix environment variable configurations to ensure secrets are not exposed; rotate all potentially compromised API keys and authentication tokens for affected cloud services.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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