Apache StreamPark: Uses the user’s password as the secret key
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
When issuing JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Apache StreamPark directly uses the user's password as the HMAC signing key (e.g., with the HS256 algorithm). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform offline brute-force attacks on the user's password using a captured JWT, or to arbitrarily forge identity tokens for the user if the password is already known, ultimately leading to complete account takeover. This issue affects Apache StreamPark: from 2.0.0 before 2.1.7. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.7, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache StreamPark | 2.0.0 to before 2.1.7 | 2.1.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.apache.streampark:streampark (Maven) | 2.0.0 to before 2.1.7 | 2.1.7 | Patch available | GHSA-3hg2-rh4r-8qf6 |
- Apache StreamPark VendorApache Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.1.7 Fixed in 2.1.7 Patch available CNA
- org.apache.streampark:streampark (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.1.7 Fixed in 2.1.7 Patch available GHSA-3hg2-rh4r-8qf6
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache StreamPark (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.1.7
- Fix · GHSA-3hg2-rh4r-8qf6 org.apache.streampark:streampark (Maven) Fixed in 2.1.7 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache StreamPark 2.1.7
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-34667 Apache StreamPark: Use hard-coded key vulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2025-34690 Apache StreamPark: Weak Encryption Algorithm in StreamParkPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53960
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3hg2-rh4r-8qf6
References
Advisory 3
More Apache Streampark vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22606 Apache StreamPark (incubating): Upload any file to any directory CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-34667 Apache StreamPark: Use hard-coded key vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-19248 Apache StreamPark: session not invalidated after logout CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-22908 Apache StreamPark (incubating): Logic error causing any account reset CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-19347 Apache StreamPark: FreeMarker SSTI RCE Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-28690 Apache StreamPark (incubating): Unchecked maven build params could trigger remote command execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-53960 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-53960 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3hg2-rh4r-8qf6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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