What is CVE-2025-49138?

CVE-2025-49138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Haxtheweb Issues, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2025-49138?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-49138 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Haxtheweb Issues

CVE-2025-49138

HAX CMS PHP allows users to manage their microsite universe with a PHP backend. Prior to version 11.0.0, an authenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the HAXCMS saveOutline endpoint allows a low-privileged user to read arbi…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (60.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Haxtheweb Issues — versions < 11.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

https://github.com/haxtheweb/issues/security/advisories/GHSA-hxrr-x32w-cg8g (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/blob/b158d8ba1f9602af92ab084fd03b418f953079fd/system/backend/php/lib/HAXCMSSite.php#L1248 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49138?: CVE-2025-49138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Haxtheweb Issues, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-49138?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-49138 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.