CVE-2025-54137
HIGHDescription
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.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-1392 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-12856 | High | 7.2 | 82% | - | - |
| CVE-2026-26341 | Critical | 9.8 | 2.7% | - | - |
| CVE-2026-58453 | Critical | 9.8 | 1.7% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-4007 | High | 8.8 | 1.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-5124 | High | 8.1 | 0.9% | - | - |
| CVE-2025-1160 | High | 7.3 | 0.9% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2025-54137?
Upgrade haxcms-nodejs to 11.0.10 or later.
Is CVE-2025-54137 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2025-54137 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.32% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 24% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2025-54137?
CVE-2025-54137 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2025-54137 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for haxcms-nodejs (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-22.