What is CVE-2023-27583?

CVE-2023-27583 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Panindex Project, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-27583?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Panindex Project

CVE-2023-27583

PanIndex is a network disk directory index. In Panindex prior to version 3.1.3, a hard-coded JWT key `PanIndex` is used. An attacker can use the hard-coded JWT key to sign JWT token and perform any actions as a user with admin privileges. Version 3.1.3 has a patch for the issue. As a workaround, one may change the JWT key in the source code before compiling the project.

Published 2023-03-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Panindex Project
Px-Org Panindex — versions < 3.1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/px-org/PanIndex/security/advisories/GHSA-82wq-gmw8-g87v (Vendor Advisory)
github.com/px-org/PanIndex/commit/f7ec0c5739af055ad3a825a20294a5c01ada3302 (Patch)
github.com/px-org/PanIndex/releases/tag/v3.1.3 (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27583?: CVE-2023-27583 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Panindex Project, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-27583?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.