Detect PraisonAI Platform JWT Hardcoded Secret Key Token Forgery in Elastic Security
Detects exploitation of CVE-2026-47410, a critical vulnerability in praisonai-platform (<= 0.1.2) where the JWT signing key defaults to the hardcoded value 'dev-secret-change-me' when PLATFORM_ENV is unset. An unauthenticated attacker can forge valid JWTs for any user, including administrators, enabling full platform compromise.
MITRE ATT&CK
Elastic Detection Query
sequence by source.ip with maxspan=5m
[network where event.category == "network" and
http.request.method in ("POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "PATCH") and
url.path like~ "*/api/*" and
http.request.headers.authorization like~ "Bearer *"]
[network where event.category == "network" and
http.response.status_code in (200, 201, 204) and
url.path like~ "*/admin/*" or url.path like~ "*/users/*"]
| where #sequences >= 1EQL sequence detection identifying HTTP sessions where Bearer token authentication is used to access admin or user management endpoints, potentially indicating JWT forgery exploitation.
Data Sources
Required Tables
False Positives & Tuning
- Legitimate administrators performing routine user management tasks via API
- Automated provisioning systems with valid admin JWT tokens
- CI/CD pipelines performing integration tests against staging environments with hardcoded keys
- API explorers or Swagger UI usage by authenticated developers
Other platforms for CVE-2026-47410
Testing Methodology
Validate this detection against 3 adversary techniques from Atomic Red Team. Each test below lists the behaviour to exercise and the telemetry you should expect to see. Executable commands and cleanup steps are available with Pro.
- Test 1Forge Admin JWT Using Hardcoded Dev Secret
Expected signal: Python3 process execution with inline code containing 'dev-secret-change-me' string; no network activity generated by this step alone.
- Test 2Use Forged Admin JWT Against praisonai-platform API
Expected signal: Network connection from test host to praisonai-platform port 8000; HTTP GET request with Authorization: Bearer header visible in access logs; HTTP 200 response to admin-only /api/users/ endpoint.
- Test 3Enumerate and Escalate via Forged JWT in Headless Environment
Expected signal: Multiple sequential HTTP requests to distinct admin endpoints within seconds from same source IP; all authenticated with the same Bearer token; successful 200 responses to admin-restricted paths.
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