CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-7322
8.1 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-03-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-295
Description
The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier do not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and trigger the execution of arbitrary code via a crafted certificate.
Affected configurations
• modx modx revolution (<= 2.5.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97228 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://mazinahmed.net/services/public-reports/ModX%20-%20Responsible%20Disclosure%20-%20January%202017.pdf Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97228 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://mazinahmed.net/services/public-reports/ModX%20-%20Responsible%20Disclosure%20-%20January%202017.pdf Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory