PT-2009-1417 · Modx · Modx

望月 岳 · Published 2009-01-22 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-5942

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MODx versions prior to 0.9.6.3

Description The issue is related to multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. The vulnerabilities are related to the preserveUrls function and username input.

Recommendations For MODx versions prior to 0.9.6.3, update to version 0.9.6.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting user input for the username field and disabling the preserveUrls function until a patch is applied. Avoid using the username input in sensitive areas of the application until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5942

Affected Products

Modx

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5942 · Security Note
• http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2009/JVNDB-2009-000003.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48184 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/33184 · Note
• http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN10170564/index.html · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5942 · Note
• http://svn.modxcms.com/svn/tattoo/tattoo/releases/0.9.6.3/install/changelog.txt · Note