CVE-2025-48996 Unauthenticated Disclosure of PSU HAX CMS Site Listings via haxPsuUsage API Endpoint
Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve a full list of hosted websites via the haxPsuUsage API endpoint, aiding targeted attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-48996?
CVE-2025-48996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in haxtheweb issues, published on 2 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HAX open-apis provides microservice apis for HAX webcomponents repo that are shared infrastructure calls. An unauthenticated information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Penn State University deployment of the HAX content management system via the `haxPsuUsage` API endpoint, related to a flat present in open-apis versions up to and including 10.0.2. This allows any remote unauthenticated user to retrieve a full list of PSU websites hosted on HAX CMS. When chained with other authorization issues (e.g., HAX-3), this could assist in targeted attacks such as unauthorized content modification or deletion. Commit 06c2e1fbb7131a8fe66aa0600f38dcacae6b7ac7 patches the vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-201
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48996?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including @haxtheweb/open-apis.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
@haxtheweb/open-apis npm | All versions to 10.0.1 | None |
@haxtheweb/open-apis npm | All versions to 10.0.1 | None |
How do I fix CVE-2025-48996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-48996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fvx2-x7ff-fc56.