config.yaml and docker-compose.yml contain default credentials (default_password: "change_me_please", GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin123). If users deploy nginx-defender without changing these defaults, attackers with network access could gain administrative control, bypassing security protections. The issue is addressed in v1.5.0 and later.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-25214 | Default Credentials in nginx-defender Configuration Files |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-pr72-8fxw-xx22 | Default Credentials in nginx-defender Configuration Files |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000
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Nginx-defender Project
Nginx-defender Project nginx-defender |
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| Vendors & Products |
Nginx-defender Project
Nginx-defender Project nginx-defender |
Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
ssvc
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Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000
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| Description | nginx-defender is a high-performance, enterprise-grade Web Application Firewall (WAF) and threat detection system engineered for modern web infrastructure. This is a configuration vulnerability affecting nginx-defender deployments. Example configuration files config.yaml and docker-compose.yml contain default credentials (default_password: "change_me_please", GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin123). If users deploy nginx-defender without changing these defaults, attackers with network access could gain administrative control, bypassing security protections. The issue is addressed in v1.5.0 and later. | |
| Title | Default Credentials in nginx-defender Configuration Files | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-1392 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2025-08-19T20:05:46.786Z
Reserved: 2025-08-14T22:31:17.684Z
Link: CVE-2025-55740
Updated: 2025-08-19T20:05:40.865Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-08-19T20:15:35.467
Modified: 2025-08-20T14:40:17.713
Link: CVE-2025-55740
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-08-21T12:59:10Z
EUVD
Github GHSA