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CVE-2017-9071 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.7 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/ CVEExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13426 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/ [email protected]ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13426 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory

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
<= 2.5.6

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-9071
NVD Published Date:
May 18, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-9071 Details - Not Deferred