CVE-2017-9071

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    CVE-2017-9071

    Published: 18 May 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, an attacker might be able to trigger XSS by injecting a payload into the HTTP Host header of a request. This is exploitable only in conjunction with other issues such as Cache Poisoning.

    References: https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/, https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13426

    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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