Improper Authorization Affecting @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs package, versions <11.0.14


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-HAXTHEWEBHAXCMSNODEJS-11023275
  • published27 Jul 2025
  • disclosed26 Jul 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Jul 2025

NewCVE-2025-54378  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs to version 11.0.14 or higher.

Overview

@haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs is a HAXcms nodejs backend

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization in the API endpoints, which do not verify user permissions before performing operations. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to resources or perform actions beyond their intended privileges by sending crafted requests to the affected endpoints.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1