Detect PraisonAI Platform JWT Hardcoded Secret Key Token Forgery in IBM QRadar
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
QRadar Detection Query
SELECT
sourceip AS source_ip,
"URL" AS request_url,
"HTTP Method" AS http_method,
"HTTP Response Code" AS response_code,
"HTTP User Agent" AS user_agent,
REGEXP_EXTRACT("HTTP Authorization", 'Bearer\s+([A-Za-z0-9+/=._-]+)', 1) AS jwt_token,
COUNT(*) AS request_count,
MIN(starttime) AS first_seen,
MAX(starttime) AS last_seen
FROM events
WHERE
LOGSOURCETYPENAME(devicetype) IN ('Apache HTTP Server', 'nginx', 'IBM Security Access Manager', 'Application Events')
AND "HTTP Authorization" IMATCHES 'Bearer\s+[A-Za-z0-9+/=._-]+'
AND ("URL" IMATCHES '.*/api/.*' OR "URL" IMATCHES '.*/admin/.*' OR "URL" IMATCHES '.*/auth/.*')
AND DATEFORMAT(starttime, 'yyyy-MM-dd') = DATEFORMAT(NOW(), 'yyyy-MM-dd')
GROUP BY sourceip, "HTTP Authorization"
HAVING COUNT(*) > 5 OR "URL" IMATCHES '.*/admin/.*'
ORDER BY request_count DESC
LAST 24 HOURSQRadar AQL query to surface Bearer-authenticated requests to praisonai-platform admin and API endpoints, grouped by source IP and token, to identify forged JWT usage patterns.
Data Sources
Required Tables
False Positives & Tuning
- High-volume legitimate API integrations from partner systems
- Security scanners running authenticated scans of the application
- Monitoring or observability agents polling admin health endpoints with service account tokens
- Developers testing admin API endpoints during normal business hours
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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