GHSA-p2j4-vrgx-96qg

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    GHSA-p2j4-vrgx-96qg

    Published: 17 May 2022Last Modified: 22 Apr 2025
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-9071

    Summary: MODX Revolution XSS via HTTP Host header

    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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9071, https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13426, https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms, https://github.com/modxcms/revolution

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: modx/revolution

    Purl: pkg:composer/modx/revolution

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.5.7

    Affected versions

    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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