What is CVE-2018-17556?

CVE-2018-17556 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Modx Revolution, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-17556?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Modx Revolution

CVE-2018-17556

MODX Revolution v2.6.5-pl allows stored XSS via a Create New Media Source action.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Modx Modx_revolution — versions 2.6.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17556?: CVE-2018-17556 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Modx Revolution, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-17556?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.