haxtheweb/haxcms-php uses insecure method for generating salt
Priority LOW 39CWE-338Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
HAX CMS helps manage microsite universe with PHP or NodeJs backends. Versions prior to 26.0.1 use `uniqid` for generating salts, which is unsuitable. Version 26.0.1 fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00288 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed haxcms-php (haxtheweb): 26.0.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA haxcms-php (haxtheweb) Fixed in 26.0.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46493
References
More haxtheweb vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-34109 HAX CMS Vulnerable to Private Key Disclosure via Broken HMAC Implementation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-34105 HAX open-apis: Credential Theft via Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in open-apis CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-27339 HAX CMS's public /server-status endpoint exposes authentication tokens, user activity, and client IP addresses CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-34113 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via File Overwrite CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-23152 HAX CMS PHP allows Insecure File Upload to Lead to Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-34194 HAX CMS: Stored XSS via '<video-player>' component allows arbitrary JavaScript execution and token theft CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
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