CVE-2017-7320

MEDIUM

MODX Revolution <2.5.4-pl - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (2)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97228

[Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory] https://mazinahmed.net/services/public-reports/ModX%20-%20Responsible%20Disclosure%20-%20January%202017.pdf

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0031

EPSS Percentile 53.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Affected Products (2)

modx/modx_revolution < 2.5.4

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 30, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026