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CVE-2017-7320

setup/controllers/language.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier does not properly constrain the language parameter, which allows rem…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.9%
percentile 59%
Public exploits
0
none known

setup/controllers/language.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier does not properly constrain the language parameter, which allows remote attackers to conduct Cookie-Bombing attacks and cause a denial of service (cookie quota exhaustion), or conduct HTTP Response Splitting attacks with resultant XSS, via an invalid parameter value.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.16.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 /bid/97228 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • mazinahmed.net /services/public-reports/ModX%20-%20Responsible%20Disclosure%20-%20January%202017.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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