CVE-2026-25505: Bambuddy Uses Hardcoded Secret Key + Many API Endpoints do not Require Authentication
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- A hardcoded secret key used for signing JWTs is checked into source code
- ManyAPI routes do not check authentication
print("\n" + “=” * 70) print("\n[SUMMARY]\n")
print(f"Endpoints accessible WITHOUT authentication ({len(results[’no_auth’])}):") for ep in results[“no_auth”]: print(f" - {ep}")
print(f"\nEndpoints accessible with FORGED JWT only ({len(results[‘jwt_only’])}):") for ep in results[“jwt_only”]: print(f" - {ep}")
print(f"\nEndpoints that rejected both ({len(results[‘both_fail’])}):") for ep, no_auth, jwt_auth in results[“both_fail”]: print(f" - {ep} (no_auth: {no_auth}, jwt: {jwt_auth})")
if name == “main”: main()
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References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gc24-px2r-5qmf
- github.com/maziggy/bambuddy
- github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/blob/a9bb8ed8239602bf08a9914f85a09eeb2bf13d15/backend/app/core/auth.py
- github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
- github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/commit/a82f9278d2d587b7042a0858aab79fd8b6e3add9
- github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/commit/c31f2968889c855f1ffacb700c2c9970deb2a6fb
- github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/pull/225
- github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/releases/tag/v0.1.7
- github.com/maziggy/bambuddy/security/advisories/GHSA-gc24-px2r-5qmf
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25505
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