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CVE-2017-7320 Details

Description

setup/controllers/language.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier does not properly constrain the language parameter, which allows remote attackers to conduct Cookie-Bombing attacks and cause a denial of service (cookie quota exhaustion), or conduct HTTP Response Splitting attacks with resultant XSS, via an invalid parameter value.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://mazinahmed.net/services/public-reports/ModX%20-%20Responsible%20Disclosure%20-%20January%202017.pdf CVEExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97228 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://mazinahmed.net/services/public-reports/ModX%20-%20Responsible%20Disclosure%20-%20January%202017.pdf [email protected]ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97228 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
modx modx revolution
<= 2.5.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7320
NVD Published Date:
Mar 30, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-7320 Details - Not Deferred