Read the docs
TI-2008-05635 Aliases CVE-2008-5939GHSA-gpv2-c7mg-22pc

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in MODx CMS 0.9.6.2 and earlier…

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in MODx CMS 0.9.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a JavaScript event in the username field, possibly related to snippet.ditto.php. NOTE: some sources list the id parameter as being affected, but this is probably incorrect based on the original disclosure.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0171 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.9.6.2VulnerableModxcms
cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0VulnerableModxcms
cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableModxcms
cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2.1VulnerableModxcms
cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5VulnerableModxcms
cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6VulnerableModxcms
cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6.1VulnerableModxcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9.6.2 Vulnerable ·Modxcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·Modxcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Modxcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2.1 Vulnerable ·Modxcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5 Vulnerable ·Modxcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 Vulnerable ·Modxcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6.1 Vulnerable ·Modxcms

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5939
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpv2-c7mg-22pc

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2010-01381 SQL injection vulnerability in MODx Evolution before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-05634 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in assets/snippets/reflect/snippet.reflect.php in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2008-00084 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in MODx Content Management System 0.9.6.1… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2006-01767 Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in ModX 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2008-05636 SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in MODx 0.9.6.2 and earlier, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-05159 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in mutate_content.dynamic.php in MODx 0.9.6 allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
See all 12 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences