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MODX Revolution 2.0.0-alpha-5

Released 18 years ago on October 9, 2008.

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  • A XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in the modRestServiceRequest component in MODX CMS 2.7.3 which can lead to an information disclosure...

    CRITICAL
    Type
    XXE
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.8.0-pl
    Disclosed
    October 31, 2021

    A XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in the modRestServiceRequest component in MODX CMS 2.7.3 which can lead to an information disclosure or denial of service (DOS).

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.8.0-pl or newer.

  • setup/controllers/welcome.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the config_key parameter to t...

    CRITICAL
    Type
    Security
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.5-pl
    Disclosed
    March 30, 2017

    setup/controllers/welcome.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the config_key parameter to the setup/index.php?action=welcome URI.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.5-pl or newer.

  • setup/templates/findcore.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the core_path parameter.

    CRITICAL
    Type
    Security
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.5-pl
    Disclosed
    March 30, 2017

    setup/templates/findcore.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the core_path parameter.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.5-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution through 2.8.3-pl allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Uploadable...

    HIGH
    Type
    Security
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.8.4-pl
    Disclosed
    February 26, 2022

    MODX Revolution through 2.8.3-pl allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Uploadable File Types setting can be changed by an administrator.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.8.4-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution version <=2.6.4 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in /core/model/modx/modmanagerrequest.class.php that can result in remove files....

    HIGH
    Type
    Directory Traversal
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.6.5-pl
    Disclosed
    July 13, 2018

    MODX Revolution version <=2.6.4 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in /core/model/modx/modmanagerrequest.class.php that can result in remove files. This attack appear to be exploitable via web request via security/login processor. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in pull 13980.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.6.5-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution version <=2.6.4 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Filtering user parameters before passing them into phpthumb class that c...

    HIGH
    Type
    Access Control
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.6.5-pl
    Disclosed
    July 13, 2018

    MODX Revolution version <=2.6.4 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Filtering user parameters before passing them into phpthumb class that can result in Creating file with custom a filename and content. This attack appear to be exploitable via Web request. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in commit 06bc94257408f6a575de20ddb955aca505ef6e68.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.6.5-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution version 2.x - 2.5.6 is vulnerable to blind SQL injection caused by improper sanitization by the escape method resulting in authenticated user...

    HIGH
    Type
    SQL Injection
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.7-pl
    Disclosed
    July 17, 2017

    MODX Revolution version 2.x - 2.5.6 is vulnerable to blind SQL injection caused by improper sanitization by the escape method resulting in authenticated user accessing database and possibly escalating privileges.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.7-pl or newer.

  • In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, a user with file upload permissions is able to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with the name .htaccess.

    HIGH
    Type
    Security
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.7-pl
    Disclosed
    May 18, 2017

    In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, a user with file upload permissions is able to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with the name .htaccess.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.7-pl or newer.

  • In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, when PHP 5.3.3 is used, an attacker is able to include and execute arbitrary files on the web server due to insufficient val...

    HIGH
    Type
    Directory Traversal
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.7-pl
    Disclosed
    May 18, 2017

    In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, when PHP 5.3.3 is used, an attacker is able to include and execute arbitrary files on the web server due to insufficient validation of the action parameter to setup/index.php, aka directory traversal.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.7-pl or newer.

  • The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier do not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows ...

    HIGH
    Type
    Security
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.5-pl
    Disclosed
    March 30, 2017

    The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier do not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and trigger the execution of arbitrary code via a crafted certificate.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.5-pl or newer.

  • The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier use http://rest.modx.com by default, which allows man-in-the-mid...

    HIGH
    Type
    Security
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.5-pl
    Disclosed
    March 30, 2017

    The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier use http://rest.modx.com by default, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and trigger the execution of arbitrary code by leveraging the lack of the HTTPS protection mechanism.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.5-pl or newer.

  • Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulatio...

    HIGH
    Type
    Directory Traversal
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.2-pl
    Disclosed
    December 24, 2016

    Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted dir parameter, related to browser/directory/getfiles.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.2-pl or newer.

  • Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in MODX Revolution before 2.2.14 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) session ID (PHPS...

    HIGH
    Type
    SQL Injection
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.3.1-pl
    Disclosed
    April 24, 2014

    Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in MODX Revolution before 2.2.14 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) session ID (PHPSESSID) to index.php or remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (2) user parameter to connectors/security/message.php or (3) id parameter to manager/index.php.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.3.1-pl or newer.

  • SQL injection vulnerability in modx.class.php in MODX Revolution 2.0.0 before 2.2.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecifie...

    HIGH
    Type
    SQL Injection
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.3.0-pl
    Disclosed
    March 11, 2014

    SQL injection vulnerability in modx.class.php in MODX Revolution 2.0.0 before 2.2.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.3.0-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution through v2.7.0-pl allows XSS via a document resource (such as pagetitle), which is mishandled during an Update action, a Quick Edit action, o...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.7.1-pl
    Disclosed
    February 6, 2019

    MODX Revolution through v2.7.0-pl allows XSS via a document resource (such as pagetitle), which is mishandled during an Update action, a Quick Edit action, or the viewing of manager logs.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.7.1-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution through v2.7.0-pl allows XSS via an extended user field such as Container name or Attribute name.

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.7.1-pl
    Disclosed
    February 6, 2019

    MODX Revolution through v2.7.0-pl allows XSS via an extended user field such as Container name or Attribute name.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.7.1-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution through v2.7.0-pl allows XSS via the User Photo field.

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.7.1-pl
    Disclosed
    February 6, 2019

    MODX Revolution through v2.7.0-pl allows XSS via the User Photo field.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.7.1-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution through v2.7.0-pl allows XSS via User Settings such as Description.

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.7.1-pl
    Disclosed
    February 6, 2019

    MODX Revolution through v2.7.0-pl allows XSS via User Settings such as Description.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.7.1-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution v2.6.5-pl allows stored XSS via a Create New Media Source action.

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.7.0-pl
    Disclosed
    September 26, 2018

    MODX Revolution v2.6.5-pl allows stored XSS via a Create New Media Source action.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.7.0-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution 2.6.3 has XSS.

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.6.4-pl
    Disclosed
    June 1, 2018

    MODX Revolution 2.6.3 has XSS.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.6.4-pl or newer.

  • 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 permiss...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.7-pl
    Disclosed
    November 17, 2017

    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.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.7-pl or newer.

  • In MODX Revolution 2.5.7, the "key" and "name" parameters in the System Settings module are vulnerable to XSS. A malicious payload sent to connectors/index.p...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.6.0-pl
    Disclosed
    July 30, 2017

    In MODX Revolution 2.5.7, the "key" and "name" parameters in the System Settings module are vulnerable to XSS. A malicious payload sent to connectors/index.php will be triggered by every user, when they visit this module.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.6.0-pl or newer.

  • In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, a user with resource edit permissions can inject an XSS payload into the title of any post via the pagetitle parameter to co...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.7-pl
    Disclosed
    May 18, 2017

    In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, a user with resource edit permissions can inject an XSS payload into the title of any post via the pagetitle parameter to connectors/index.php.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.7-pl or newer.

  • In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, an attacker is able to trigger Reflected XSS by injecting payloads into several fields on the setup page, as demonstrated by...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.7-pl
    Disclosed
    May 18, 2017

    In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, an attacker is able to trigger Reflected XSS by injecting payloads into several fields on the setup page, as demonstrated by the database_type parameter.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.7-pl or newer.

  • 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 ...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.7-pl
    Disclosed
    May 18, 2017

    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.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.7-pl or newer.

  • Directory traversal in setup/processors/url_search.php (aka the search page of an unused processor) in MODX Revolution 2.5.7 might allow remote attackers to ...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    Directory Traversal
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.6.0-pl
    Disclosed
    April 25, 2017

    Directory traversal in setup/processors/url_search.php (aka the search page of an unused processor) in MODX Revolution 2.5.7 might allow remote attackers to obtain system directory information.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.6.0-pl or newer.

  • 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 c...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.5.5-pl
    Disclosed
    March 30, 2017

    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.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.5.5-pl or newer.

  • Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/assets/fileapi/FileAPI.flash.image.swf in MODX Revolution 2.3.2-pl allows remote attackers to inject arbi...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.3.3-pl
    Disclosed
    December 22, 2014

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/assets/fileapi/FileAPI.flash.image.swf in MODX Revolution 2.3.2-pl allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the callback parameter.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.3.3-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution 2.x before 2.2.15 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in a Set-Cookie header for the session cookie, which makes it easier for remote attacker...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    Security
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.3.0-pl
    Disclosed
    December 3, 2014

    MODX Revolution 2.x before 2.2.15 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in a Set-Cookie header for the session cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via script access to this cookie.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.3.0-pl or newer.

  • Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/index.php in MODX Revolution 2.x before 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or ...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.3.0-pl
    Disclosed
    December 3, 2014

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/index.php in MODX Revolution 2.x before 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the context_key parameter.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.3.0-pl or newer.

  • MODX Revolution 2.x before 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism by (1) omitting the CSRF token...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    CSRF
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.3.0-pl
    Disclosed
    December 3, 2014

    MODX Revolution 2.x before 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism by (1) omitting the CSRF token or via a (2) long string in the CSRF token parameter.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.3.0-pl or newer.

  • Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in MODX Revolution 2.3.1-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to inject ar...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.3.2-pl
    Disclosed
    November 6, 2014

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in MODX Revolution 2.3.1-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "a" parameter to manager/. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2014-2080 regression.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.3.2-pl or newer.

  • Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in ModX Revolution before 2.2.11 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.3.0-pl
    Disclosed
    March 1, 2014

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in ModX Revolution before 2.2.11 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "a" parameter.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.3.0-pl or newer.

  • Directory traversal vulnerability in manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl, and possibly earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is...

    MEDIUM
    Type
    Directory Traversal
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.0.3-pl
    Disclosed
    October 7, 2012

    Directory traversal vulnerability in manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl, and possibly earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the class_key parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.0.3-pl or newer.

  • Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/index.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via ...

    LOW
    Type
    XSS
    Fixed in
    MODX 2.0.3-pl
    Disclosed
    October 7, 2011

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/index.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the modhash parameter.

    Remediation: Upgrade MODX Revolution to 2.0.3-pl or newer.

Changelog

  • [#MODX-88] Move version checking to setup script and add notifications.
  • [#MODX-66] Change the way properties work within the scope of a chunk; placeholders set by the chunks properties are now removed after the chunk is processed.
  • Added modX::unsetPlaceholder() and modX::unsetPlaceholders() functions.
  • [#MODX-329] Fixed error with browser "remembering" user even when "remember me" is not checked. Was always using the system setting regardless of rememberme.
  • [#MODX-380] Created modSymLink resource class which forwards requests to other resources without changing the URL (as opposed to modWebLink which redirects).

At a glance

  • Released October 9, 2008 (18 years ago)
  • Major track MODX 2.x
  • % on sites 0% (0 sites)
  • Previous release MODX 2.0.0-alpha-4 (18 years ago)
  • Newer release MODX 2.0.0-alpha-6 (17 years ago)

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