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GHSA-f38f-jvqj-mfg6

CriticalCVSS 9.3 / 10
Published Jul 21, 2025·Last modified Jul 21, 2025
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

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.

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Affected Resources

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.

Risk Scores
Base Score
9.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
8.1

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
0.40%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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