CVE-2017-1000223

Medium

Description

A stored web content injection vulnerability (WCI, a.k.a XSS) is present in MODX Revolution CMS version 2.5.6 and earlier. An authenticated user with permissions to edit users can save malicious JavaScript as a User Group name and potentially take control over victims' accounts. This can lead to an escalation of privileges providing complete administrative control over the CMS.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.4
Exploit probability—
ProductModx Revolution
PublishedNov 17, 2017
First seenNov 17, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
modx modx_revolutionv ≤ 2.5.6—

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