The JWT signing secret in yfexam-exam v2.0 is derived from the username and the current month instead of a random server-side key, making the secret key easily obtainable via a bruteforce attack.

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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Title JWT Signing Secret Derived from Username and Current Month Enables Brute‑Force Extraction
Weaknesses CWE-327
CWE-798

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description The JWT signing secret in yfexam-exam v2.0 is derived from the username and the current month instead of a random server-side key, making the secret key easily obtainable via a bruteforce attack.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T14:58:56.831Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-79575

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-08T15:18:48.300

Modified: 2026-09-08T15:18:48.300

Link: CVE-2026-79575

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Updated: 2026-09-08T16:45:17Z

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