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SCA: security update for elmsln/haxcms (GHSA-hxrr-x32w-cg8g)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 437072

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - HAX CMS PHP allows users to manage their microsite universe with a PHP backend. Prior to version 11.0.0,
 an authenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the HAXCMS saveOutline endpoint allows a low-
 privileged user to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the location field written into
 site.json. This enables attackers to exfiltrate sensitive system files such as /etc/passwd, application
 secrets, or configuration files accessible to the web server (www-data). The vulnerability stems from the
 way the HAXCMS backend handles the location field in the site's outline. When a user sends a POST request
 to /system/api/saveOutline, the backend stores the provided location value directly into the site.json
 file associated with the site, without validating or sanitizing the input. Later the location parameter is
 interpreted by the CMS to resolve and load the content for a given node. If the location field contains a
 relative path like `../../../etc/passwd`, the application will attempt to read and render that file.
 Version 11.0.0 fixes the issue. (CVE-2025-49138)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxrr-x32w-cg8g

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 437072

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/27/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-49138

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-49138