Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-12
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Description 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.
Title Qexo initialization endpoint can reset setup state and expose stored credentials
Weaknesses CWE-538
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-12T21:56:35.696Z

Reserved: 2026-05-07T21:21:48.351Z

Link: CVE-2026-44828

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-12T22:17:04.160

Modified: 2026-10-12T22:17:04.160

Link: CVE-2026-44828

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-538

    Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory