PT-2017-10919 · Modx · Modx Revolution Cms

Published 2017-11-17 · Updated 2017-12-01 · CVE-2017-1000223

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MODX Revolution CMS versions 2.5.6 and earlier

Description A stored web content injection issue is present, allowing an authenticated user with permissions to edit users to save malicious JavaScript as a User Group name. This could potentially lead to account takeovers and an escalation of privileges, providing complete administrative control over the CMS.

Recommendations For MODX Revolution CMS versions 2.5.6 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.5.6 to resolve the issue.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-1000223

Affected Products

Modx Revolution Cms

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000223 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1000223 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-1000223 · Note
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.7-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt · Note