CVE-2025-55740 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-55740

Default Credentials in nginx-defender Configuration Files

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

nginx-defender
Vulnerable Versions:
< 1.5.0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 19th, 2025
Last Modified: August 19th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1392

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.