Medium severity · published Nov 17, 2017
CVE-2017-1000223
A stored web content injection vulnerability (WCI, a.k.a XSS) is present in MODX Revolution CMS version 2.5.6 and earlier
5.4
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A stored web content injection vulnerability (WCI, a.k.a XSS) is present in MODX Revolution CMS version 2.5.6 and earlier. An authenticated user with permissions to edit users can save malicious JavaScript as a User Group name and potentially take control over victims' accounts. This can lead to an escalation of privileges providing complete administrative control over the CMS.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MR
Modx Revolution · Modx
through 2.5.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000223
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000223
Release Notes
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.7-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt
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