GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist

GHSA-p2j4-vrgx-96qg MODX Revolution XSS via HTTP Host header

MEDIUM Published 2022-05-17 Modified 2025-04-22 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2017-9071
Ecosystem
Packagist
Packages
modx/revolution
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-79
Reviewed
2025-04-22

Affected packages

• Packagist modx/revolution: < 2.5.7 → fixed in 2.5.7

Description

In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, an attacker might be able to trigger XSS by injecting a payload into the HTTP Host header of a request. This is exploitable only in conjunction with other issues such as Cache Poisoning.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2017-9071 In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, an attacker might be able to trigger XSS by injecting a payload into the HTTP Host header of a request. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness

References