CVE-2025-48996

Unauthenticated Disclosure of PSU HAX CMS Site Listings via haxPsuUsage API Endpoint

Published Jun 2, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-16686 Unauthenticated Disclosure of PSU HAX CMS Site Listings via haxPsuUsage API Endpoint
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fvx2-x7ff-fc56 Unauthenticated Disclosure of PSU HAX CMS Site Listings via haxPsuUsage API Endpoint
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description HAX open-apis provides microservice apis for HAX webcomponents repo that are shared infrastructure calls. Prior to open-apis commit 06c2e1fbb7131a8fe66aa0600f38dcacae6b7ac7, an unauthenticated information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Penn State University deployment of the HAX content management system via the `haxPsuUsage` API endpoint. 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. 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.
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description HAX open-apis provides microservice apis for HAX webcomponents repo that are shared infrastructure calls. Prior to open-apis commit 06c2e1fbb7131a8fe66aa0600f38dcacae6b7ac7, an unauthenticated information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Penn State University deployment of the HAX content management system via the `haxPsuUsage` API endpoint. 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.
Title Unauthenticated Disclosure of PSU HAX CMS Site Listings via haxPsuUsage API Endpoint
Weaknesses CWE-201
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jun 3, 2025, 2:04 AM
Reserved
May 29, 2025, 4:34 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 2, 2025, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:30 AM