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TI-2020-15872 Aliases CVE-2020-25911GHSA-vhfp-9wvj-gwvg

A XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in the modRestServiceRequest…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02384 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed modx/revolution (Packagist): 2.8.0

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 2.8.02.8.0Patch availableGHSA-vhfp-9wvj-gwvg
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • modx/revolution (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.8.0 Fixed in 2.8.0 Patch available GHSA-vhfp-9wvj-gwvg

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.3VulnerableModx
  • cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.3 Vulnerable ·Modx

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-vhfp-9wvj-gwvg modx/revolution (Packagist) Fixed in 2.8.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25911
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhfp-9wvj-gwvg

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • 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-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
  • TI-2017-04992 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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Sources

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