CVE-2026-44828

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Qexo/Qexo/commit/3782750c2d90bf145b88edab443e82f5545a2d33
https://github.com/Qexo/Qexo/releases/tag/4.2.0
https://github.com/Qexo/Qexo/security/advisories/GHSA-qfv8-hj33-4232

Configurations

No configuration.

History

12 Oct 2026, 22:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-12 22:17

Updated : 2026-10-16 20:04

NVD link : CVE-2026-44828

Mitre link : CVE-2026-44828

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44828

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-538

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory

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