CVE-2026-46493
haxtheweb/haxcms-php uses insecure method for generating salt
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
haxtheweb/haxcms-php uses insecure method for generating salt
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-46493- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-34896
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-34896- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-46493- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
haxtheweb/haxcms-php uses insecure method for generating salt
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-46493- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-46493 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Haxtheweb Haxcms-php, published June 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/haxtheweb/issues/security/advisories/GHSA-xg43-xm47-74cp
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46493