What is CVE-2017-9068?

CVE-2017-9068 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Modx Modx_revolution, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-9068?

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

XSS in Modx Modx_revolution

CVE-2017-9068

In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, an attacker is able to trigger Reflected XSS by injecting payloads into several fields on the setup page, as demonstrated by the database_type parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.9th 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
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9068?: CVE-2017-9068 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Modx Modx_revolution, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-9068?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.