MuseBot before 2.0.0 Authentication Bypass via Hard-Coded Session Key (yincongcyincong MuseBot)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
MuseBot before 2.0.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge admin sessions by using the hard-coded default session_key 'muse_bot_session_key'. Attackers can sign a MuseBot-session cookie carrying a user_id to gain full administrative access, reading password hashes, chat records, and bot configuration, and stopping bots.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-1394 — Use of Default Cryptographic Key
References
- https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot/issues/61
- https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot/commit/3e64518948fe7037058f07ef987d35216c3f0cae
- https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot/commit/139f6158b50283b983d76976f593a3a09a064681
- https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot/blob/v1.0.42/admin/conf/conf.go#L28
- https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot/blob/v1.0.42/admin/controller/login.go#L19-L88
- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/musebot-admin-default-session-key-auth-bypass
- https://github.com/yincongcyincong/MuseBot
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/musebot-before-2.0.0-authentication-bypass-via-hard-coded-session-key
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-114076
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-119660
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| yincongcyincong · MuseBot | affected 0 < 2.0.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |