Vulnerability · Published Jul 26, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-54378HAX CMS Backend Lacks Comprehensive Authorization Checks
High 8.3
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in issues from haxtheweb. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
HAX CMS allows you to manage your microsite universe with PHP or NodeJs backends. In versions 11.0.13 and below of haxcms-nodejs and versions 11.0.8 and below of haxcms-php, API endpoints do not perform authorization checks when interacting with a resource. Both the JS and PHP versions of the CMS do not verify that a user has permission to interact with a resource before performing a given operation. The API endpoints within the HAX CMS application check if a user is authenticated, but don't check for authorization before performing an operation. This is fixed in versions 11.0.14 of haxcms-nodejs and 11.0.9 of haxcms-php.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | elmsln/haxcms | 11.0.14 | GHSA-9jr9-8ff3-m894 |
| npm | @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs | 11.0.14 | GHSA-9jr9-8ff3-m894 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/haxtheweb/issues/security/advisories/GHSA-9jr9-8ff3-m894 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs/commit/5826e9b7f3d8c7c7635411768b86b199fad36969 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/commit/24d30222481ada037597c4d7c0a51a1ef7af6cfd x_refsource_MISC