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TI-2017-06534 Aliases CVE-2017-9071GHSA-p2j4-vrgx-96qg

In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, an attacker might be able to trigger XSS by injecting a…

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00649 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed modx/revolution (Packagist): 2.5.7

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
—modx/revolution (Packagist)before 2.5.72.5.7Patch availableGHSA-p2j4-vrgx-96qg
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • modx/revolution (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.5.7 Fixed in 2.5.7 Patch available GHSA-p2j4-vrgx-96qg

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.5.6VulnerableModx
  • cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.6 Vulnerable ·Modx

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-p2j4-vrgx-96qg modx/revolution (Packagist) Fixed in 2.5.7 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9071
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p2j4-vrgx-96qg
  3. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2018-15856 MODX Revolution version <=2.6.4 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2017-04994 setup/templates/findcore.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-04991 setup/controllers/welcome.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-15872 A XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in the modRestServiceRequest… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2017-06532 In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, a user with file upload permissions is able to execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04993 The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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