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CVE-2025-54127 — Vulnerability in @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs — CVE...

CRITICAL

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

Published July 21, 2025Updated July 21, 2025Source: osv

Summary

### 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](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/af58b08a-8a26-4ef5-8deb-e6e9d4efefaa) #### Affected Resources - [package.json:13](https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs/blob/a4d2f18341ff63ad2d97c35f9fc21af8b965248b/package.json#L13) ### PoC To reproduce this vulnerability, [install](https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs) 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.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published July 21, 2025 (448 days ago).
  • Last revised July 21, 2025 — 0 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

npm
Update @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs to 11.0.7 or later
npm install @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs@11.0.7

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: npm (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
@haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs
npm
All versions11.0.7

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
—
Confidentiality
—
Integrity
—
Availability
—

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-54127?
NodeJS version of HAX CMS Has Insecure Default Configuration That Leads to Unauthenticated Access This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-54127?
CVE-2025-54127 affects @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-54127 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-f38f-jvqj-mfg6

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