CVE-2017-9071
published 2017-05-18CVE-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. This is exploitable…
PriorityP420medium4.7CVSS 3.0
AVNACHPRNUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
0.65%
46.4th percentile
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.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| modx | modx_revolution | <= 2.5.6 | — |
| modx | revolution | >= 0 < 2.5.7 | 2.5.7 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.04.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.02.6LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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GHSA
MODX Revolution XSS via HTTP Host header
ghsa·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-9071 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 MODX Revolution XSS via HTTP Host header
MODX Revolution XSS via HTTP Host header
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.
OSV
MODX Revolution XSS via HTTP Host header
osv·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-9071 [MEDIUM] MODX Revolution XSS via HTTP Host header
MODX Revolution XSS via HTTP Host header
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2017-05-18
Published