Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-46493

haxtheweb haxcms-php

haxtheweb/haxcms-php uses insecure method for generating salt

CVSS 3.1

7.5High

Official description

HAX CMS helps manage microsite universe with PHP or NodeJs backends. Versions prior to 26.0.1 use `uniqid` for generating salts, which is unsuitable. Version 26.0.1 fixes the issue.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
7.5High	3.1	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitHub_M)	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
haxtheweb	haxcms-php	< 26.0.1	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

https://github.com/haxtheweb/issues/security/advisories/GHSA-xg43-xm47-74cp x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/commit/4b83cbdf8782c75bdcdd4f57ba72fba1c6dac147 x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/blob/8b8845b16e521a326929471e16903f60c6638e8f/install.php#L188-L191 x_refsource_MISC

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Details

Published: 2026-06-05
Last updated: 2026-06-05
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): GitHub_M

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.28%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

21.4%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: Yes
Exploitation: None
Technical impact: Partial

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-338
Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)