What is CVE-2017-11744?

CVE-2017-11744 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Modx Modx_revolution, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-11744?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Modx Modx_revolution

CVE-2017-11744

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Modx Modx_revolution — versions 2.5.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11744?: CVE-2017-11744 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Modx Modx_revolution, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-11744?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.