CVE-2025-69971 FUXA has a hardcoded fallback JWT signing secret

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can forge admin tokens using a hard-coded secret to bypass authentication and gain full administrative access to FUXA.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-69971?

CVE-2025-69971 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FUXA v1.2.7 contains a hard-coded credential vulnerability in server/api/jwt-helper.js. The application uses a hard-coded secret key to sign and verify JWT Tokens. This allows remote attackers to forge valid admin tokens and bypass authentication to gain full administrative access.

Weakness: CWE-798

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69971?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including @frangoteam/fuxa. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
@frangoteam/fuxa npmAll versions1.3.0
@frangoteam/fuxa npmAll versions1.3.0

Products include Frangoteam Fuxa.

How do I fix CVE-2025-69971?

Upgrade @frangoteam/fuxa to 1.3.0 or later.

Is CVE-2025-69971 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-69971 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c8m8-3jcr-6rj5.

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