CVE-2008-7242

MODx CMS 0.9.6.1-0.9.6.1p1 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-7242. PoCs published by Alexandr Polyakov.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in MODx by injecting malicious JavaScript via unsanitized input parameters in the URL. The PoC includes specific URLs that trigger alerts when executed in a vulnerable MODx installation.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Alexandr Polyakov · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31120

This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in MODx by injecting malicious JavaScript via unsanitized input parameters in the URL. The PoC includes specific URLs that trigger alerts when executed in a vulnerable MODx installation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MODx 0.9.6.1 and 0.9.6.1p1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable MODx installation
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487696/100/200/threaded
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28840
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40375
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27672
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/41232

Scores

EPSS 0.0151
EPSS Percentile 71.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
modxcms/modxcms 0.9.6.1 (2 CPE variants)
Published Sep 17, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026