Hard-Coded Credentials in AstrBot Dashboard Authentication

A security vulnerability has been detected in AstrBotDevs AstrBot up to 4.16.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file astrbot/dashboard/routes/auth.py of the component Dashboard. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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Analysis

AstrBot versions up to 4.16.0 contain hard-coded credentials embedded within the dashboard authentication module (astrbot/dashboard/routes/auth.py). This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access to the AstrBot dashboard remotely using static credentials, bypassing intended authentication mechanisms. Organizations deploying AstrBot for automation, monitoring, or bot management face immediate risk of dashboard compromise, potential lateral movement, and unauthorized configuration changes. The vulnerability is particularly critical given the public disclosure and lack of vendor response, making exploitation trivial for threat actors.

Casky's 754 security skills mapped to MITRE ATT&CK enable detection of this vulnerability through TA0006 (Credential Access) techniques. When practitioners run Claude AI with extended reasoning across their infrastructure, the platform identifies hard-coded secrets in source code repositories, configuration files, and deployed containers by analyzing authentication patterns and credential storage mechanisms. Security teams using Casky would surface findings such as: plaintext credentials in auth.py, authentication bypass attempts using static credentials, anomalous dashboard access from unexpected sources, and suspicious authentication patterns deviating from expected user behavior. The 215 matching skills provide context-aware detection of credential compromise indicators, configuration review patterns, and reconnaissance activities that typically precede exploitation of known authentication flaws.

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