Multiple vulnerabilities in MODX Revolution

Published: 2017-04-25 | Updated: 2020-08-08

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-11744 CVE-2017-8115
CWE-ID	CWE-79 CWE-22
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	MODX Revolution Web applications / CMS
Vendor	MODX

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU38632

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11744

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

In MODX Revolution 2.5.7, the "key" and "name" parameters in the System Settings module are vulnerable to XSS. A malicious payload sent to connectors/index.php will be triggered by every user, when they visit this module.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MODX Revolution: 2.5.7

External links

http://github.com/modxcms/revolution/issues/13564

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.

2) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU39103

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8115

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')