Cross-site scripting in MODX Revolution

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU41984

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2080

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in ModX Revolution before 2.2.11. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

MODX Revolution: 2.0.0 - 2.2.9

External links

http://modx.com/blog/2014/01/21/revolution-2.2.11%E2%80%94security-fixes-and-prevent-change-loss
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/431
http://secunia.com/advisories/57038
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65755
http://github.com/modxcms/revolution/commit/77463eb6a8090f474b04fdc1b72225cb93c558ea

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.