GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-f38f-jvqj-mfg6 NodeJS version of HAX CMS Has Insecure Default Configuration That Leads to Unauthenticated Access

CRITICAL Published 2025-07-21 Modified 2025-07-21 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2025-54127
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
@haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
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
Weaknesses
CWE-1188
Reviewed
2025-07-21

Affected packages

• npm @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs: < 11.0.7 → fixed in 11.0.7

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. 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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2025-54127 HAXcms with nodejs backend allows users to start the server in any HAXsite or HAXcms instance. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default weakness

References