CVE-2026-46493 (GCVE-0-2026-46493)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-05 19:19 – Updated: 2026-06-05 19:42
VLAI
Title
haxtheweb/haxcms-php uses insecure method for generating salt
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
haxtheweb haxcms-php Affected: < 26.0.1
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