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CVE-2008-72421 exploit

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MODx CMS 0.9.6.1 and 0.9.6.1p1 allo remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 75%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MODx CMS 0.9.6.1 and 0.9.6.1p1 allo remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) search, (2) "a," (3) messagesubject, and (4) messagebody parameters to certain pages as reachable from manager/index.php; (5) highlight, (6) id, (7) email, (8) name, and (9) parent parameters to index.php; and the (10) docgrp and (11) moreResultsPage parameters to index-ajax.php.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-31120 MODx 0.9.6 - 'index.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities · webapps · 2008-02-07

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

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

References

  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/487696/100/200/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/28840 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/40375 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/27672 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /41232 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred

Sources

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