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TI-2025-33970 Aliases CVE-2025-54127GHSA-f38f-jvqj-mfg6

HAXcms's Insecure Default Configuration Leads to Unauthenticated Access

Priority HIGH 73CWE-1188Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

HAXcms with nodejs backend allows users to start the server in any HAXsite or HAXcms instance. In versions 11.0.6 and below, the NodeJS version of HAXcms uses an insecure default configuration designed for local development. The default configuration does not perform authorization or authentication checks. If a user were to deploy haxcms-nodejs without modifying the default settings, ‘HAXCMS_DISABLE_JWT_CHECKS‘ would be set to ‘true‘ and their deployment would lack session authentication. This is fixed in version 11.0.7.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00456 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed issues (haxtheweb): 11.0.7@haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs (npm): 11.0.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
haxthewebissuesbefore 11.0.711.0.7Patch availableCNA
—@haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs (npm)before 11.0.711.0.7Patch availableGHSA-f38f-jvqj-mfg6
  • issues Vendorhaxtheweb Affected before 11.0.7 Fixed in 11.0.7 Patch available CNA
  • @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs (npm) Vendor— Affected before 11.0.7 Fixed in 11.0.7 Patch available GHSA-f38f-jvqj-mfg6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:psu:haxcms-nodejs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 11.0.7Vulnerablehaxtheweb
  • cpe:2.3:a:psu:haxcms-nodejs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 11.0.7 Vulnerable ·haxtheweb

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA issues (haxtheweb) Fixed in 11.0.7
  • Fix · GHSA-f38f-jvqj-mfg6 @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs (npm) Fixed in 11.0.7 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54127
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f38f-jvqj-mfg6

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2025-31221 HaxCMS-PHP Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-34187 HAX CMS Backend Lacks Comprehensive Authorization Checks CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2025-31217 Hax CMS Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2025-33971 HAX CMS NodeJs's Disabled Content Security Policy Enables Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-33977 HAX CMS NodeJs's Improper Error Handling Leads to Denial of Service CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2025-31219 @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs Iframe Phishing vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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