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GHSA-F38F-JVQJ-MFG6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-21 19:48 – Updated: 2025-07-21 22:21

Summary

NodeJS version of HAX CMS Has Insecure Default Configuration That Leads to Unauthenticated Access

Details

Summary

The NodeJS version of HAX CMS uses an insecure default configuration designed for local development. The default configuration does not perform authorization or authentication checks.

Details

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.

insecure-default-configuration-code

Affected Resources

package.json:13

PoC

To reproduce this vulnerability, install HAX CMS NodeJS. The application will load without JWT checks enabled.

Impact

Without security checks in place, an unauthenticated remote attacker could access, modify, and delete all site information.

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 11.0.6"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs"
      },
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          "events": [
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              "fixed": "11.0.7"
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  "aliases": [
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  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1188"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-07-21T19:48:58Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-21T21:15:26Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nThe NodeJS version of HAX CMS uses an insecure default configuration designed for local\ndevelopment. The default configuration does not perform authorization or authentication checks.\n\n### Details\nIf a user were to deploy haxcms-nodejs without modifying the default settings, \u2018HAXCMS_DISABLE_JWT_CHECKS\u2018 would be set to \u2018true\u2018 and their deployment would lack session authentication. \n\n![insecure-default-configuration-code](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/af58b08a-8a26-4ef5-8deb-e6e9d4efefaa)\n\n#### Affected Resources\n- [package.json:13](https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs/blob/a4d2f18341ff63ad2d97c35f9fc21af8b965248b/package.json#L13)\n\n### PoC\nTo reproduce this vulnerability, [install](https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs) HAX CMS NodeJS. The application will load without JWT checks enabled. \n\n### Impact\nWithout security checks in place, an unauthenticated remote attacker could access, modify, and delete all site information.",
  "id": "GHSA-f38f-jvqj-mfg6",
  "modified": "2025-07-21T22:21:21Z",
  "published": "2025-07-21T19:48:58Z",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/haxtheweb/issues/security/advisories/GHSA-f38f-jvqj-mfg6"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54127"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "NodeJS version of HAX CMS Has Insecure Default Configuration That Leads to Unauthenticated Access"
}

CVE-2025-54127 (GCVE-0-2025-54127)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-21 20:36 – Updated: 2025-07-22 19:56

Title

HAXcms's Insecure Default Configuration Leads to Unauthenticated Access

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.

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-07-22 19:56 UTC

CWE

CWE-1188 - Insecure Default Initialization of Resource

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7771 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/haxtheweb/issues/security/advi…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
haxtheweb	issues	Affected: < 11.0.7

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