NodeJS version of the HAX CMS application is distributed with Default Secrets

CAO 7.3CVE-2025-54137 · GHSA-5fpv-5qvh-7cf3 · Công bố 22/07/2025 · cập nhật 17/06/2026

Tóm tắt nhanh

CVE-2025-54137 là lỗ hổng mức CAO (CVSS 7.3) ảnh hưởng haxcms-nodejs (psu), @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs.
Xác suất bị khai thác trong 30 ngày tới (EPSS): 0.39%, cao hơn 33.6% các lỗ hổng khác.
Cách xử lý: cập nhật lên 11.0.10 hoặc mới hơn.

Gói / sản phẩm	Phiên bản bị ảnh hưởng	Phiên bản đã vá
haxcms-nodejs psu	`< 11.0.10`	`11.0.10`
@haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs npm	`< 11.0.10`	`11.0.10`

Mô tả

Summary

The NodeJS version of the HAX CMS application is distributed with hardcoded default credentials for the user and superuser accounts. Additionally, the application has default private keys for JWTs. Users aren't prompted to change credentials or secrets during installation, and there is no way to change them through the UI.

Affected Resources

HAXCMS.js HAXCMSClass

Impact

An unauthenticated attacker can read the default user credentials and JWT private keys from the public haxtheweb GitHub repositories. These credentials and keys can be used to access unconfigured self-hosted instances of the application, modify sites, and perform further attacks.

Mô tả của NVD

HAX CMS NodeJS allows users to manage their microsite universe with a NodeJS backend. Versions 11.0.9 and below were distributed with hardcoded default credentials for the user and superuser accounts. Additionally, the application has default private keys for JWTs. Users aren't prompted to change credentials or secrets during installation, and there is no way to change them through the UI. An unauthenticated attacker can read the default user credentials and JWT private keys from the public haxtheweb GitHub repositories. These credentials and keys can be used to access unconfigured self-hosted instances of the application, modify sites, and perform further attacks. This is fixed in version 11.0.10.