{"id":"CVE-2026-44828","aliases":["EUVD-2026-97979","GHSA-qfv8-hj33-4232"],"status":"published","title":"Qexo initialization endpoint can reset setup state and expose stored credentials","description":"Qexo is an open source online editor for static blogs. From 4.0.0 until 4.2.0, Qexo exposes /api/init_step/ through init_step_api without authentication, authorization, or a setup-completion guard. An unauthenticated requester with a valid CSRF token obtained from a public page can submit the first initialization step and reset the INIT setting, causing the instance to re-enter the setup flow. The setup response and /init/ page can expose stored PROVIDER configuration, including service credentials, in frontend content. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.0.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":9.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00355,"percentile":0.29582,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-538"],"published":"2026-10-12T21:56:35Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:13Z","products":[{"vendor":"qexo","product":"qexo"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Qexo/Qexo/security/advisories/GHSA-qfv8-hj33-4232","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/Qexo/Qexo/commit/3782750c2d90bf145b88edab443e82f5545a2d33","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/Qexo/Qexo/releases/tag/4.2.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44828.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44828","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-44828","title":"Qexo initialization endpoint can reset setup state and expose stored credentials","description":"Qexo is an open source online editor for static blogs. From 4.0.0 until 4.2.0, Qexo exposes /api/init_step/ through init_step_api without authentication, authorization, or a setup-completion guard. An unauthenticated requester with a valid CSRF token obtained from a public page can submit the first initialization step and reset the INIT setting, causing the instance to re-enter the setup flow. The setup response and /init/ page can expose stored PROVIDER configuration, including service credentials, in frontend content. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.0.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-12T21:56:35.696Z","modified":"2026-10-13T20:23:19.895Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-538"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:42:49.132798Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-97979","description":"Qexo is an open source online editor for static blogs. From 4.0.0 until 4.2.0, Qexo exposes /api/init_step/ through init_step_api without authentication, authorization, or a setup-completion guard. An unauthenticated requester with a valid CSRF token obtained from a public page can submit the first initialization step and reset the INIT setting, causing the instance to re-enter the setup flow. The setup response and /init/ page can expose stored PROVIDER configuration, including service credentials, in frontend content. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.0.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-12T21:56:35Z","modified":"2026-10-13T20:23:19Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:27:18.393051Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-44828","description":"Qexo is an open source online editor for static blogs. From 4.0.0 until 4.2.0, Qexo exposes /api/init_step/ through init_step_api without authentication, authorization, or a setup-completion guard. An unauthenticated requester with a valid CSRF token obtained from a public page can submit the first initialization step and reset the INIT setting, causing the instance to re-enter the setup flow. The setup response and /init/ page can expose stored PROVIDER configuration, including service credentials, in frontend content. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.0.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-12T22:17:04.16Z","modified":"2026-10-16T20:04:29.76Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-538"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:56.72789Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-44828","title":"Qexo initialization endpoint can reset setup state and expose stored credentials","description":"Qexo is an open source online editor for static blogs. From 4.0.0 until 4.2.0, Qexo exposes /api/init_step/ through init_step_api without authentication, authorization, or a setup-completion guard. An unauthenticated requester with a valid CSRF token obtained from a public page can submit the first initialization step and reset the INIT setting, causing the instance to re-enter the setup flow. The setup response and /init/ page can expose stored PROVIDER configuration, including service credentials, in frontend content. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.0.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-12T21:56:35.696Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:13.722754506Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":9.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-538"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:05.172514Z"}]}}