CVE-2017-1000223

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    CVE-2017-1000223

    Published: 17 Nov 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A stored web content injection vulnerability (WCI, a.k.a XSS) is present in MODX Revolution CMS version 2.5.6 and earlier. An authenticated user with permissions to edit users can save malicious JavaScript as a User Group name and potentially take control over victims' accounts. This can lead to an escalation of privileges providing complete administrative control over the CMS.

    References: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.7-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v2.5.6-pl
    v2.5.5-pl
    v2.5.4-pl
    v2.5.3-pl
    v2.5.2-pl
    v2.5.1-pl
    v2.5.0-pl
    v2.5.0-rc2
    v2.5.0-rc1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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