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.
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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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2025-08-19T19:52:25.777Z
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

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