GHSA-99pw-2v29-v4wc: Part-DB: Hardcoded APP_SECRET enables forged remember-me cookie

Published Oct 23, 2026
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Updated

Part-DB is an open source inventory management system for electronic components. Prior to version 2.12.1, the file .env committed in the Part-DB repository contains a fixed value for APPSECRET (a03498528f5a5fc089273ec9ae5b2849). The official Docker image jbtronics/part-db1 does not override or randomize this value at container start-up. Because Symfony uses APPSECRET (via kernel.secret) as the HMAC key for signing remember-me cookies, any attacker who knows the secret -- or fetches it from the public repository -- can forge an arbitrary-user remember-me cookie and gain a fully authenticated session with no credentials required. This issue has been patched in version 2.12.1.

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Part-DB to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.12.1

Event History

Oct 23, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·03:53 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·03:53 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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