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CVE-2017-1000223

N/A
Published: November 17, 2017 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:58 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorModx Revolution

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.7-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt

CVSS

3.5LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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