# CVE-2025-8974: linlinjava litemall JSON Web Token JwtHelper.java hard-coded credentials

> Attackers can exploit hard-coded JWT secrets in litemall to bypass authentication and potentially take over user accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 14 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fwvg-rm9j-mp24

## What is CVE-2025-8974?

CVE-2025-8974 is a medium-severity vulnerability in linlinjava litemall, published on 14 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was determined in linlinjava litemall up to 1.8.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file litemall-wx-api/src/main/java/org/linlinjava/litemall/wx/util/JwtHelper.java of the component JSON Web Token Handler. The manipulation of the argument SECRET with the input X-Litemall-Token leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), CWE-259 (Use of Hard-coded Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8974?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linlinjava Litemall.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-8974?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-8974 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in linlinjava litemall

- [CVE-2018-18434](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18434/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-24323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24323/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-46382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46382/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-10291](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10291/): linlinjava litemall cancel WxAftersaleController improper authorization (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-8991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8991/): linlinjava litemall Business Logic express logic error (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8974 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-8974 is a medium-severity vulnerability in linlinjava litemall, published on 14 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: linlinjava litemall. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8974/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8974/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8974
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8974
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8974

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8974/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.