CVE-2014-5451 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2014-11-06

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:pl:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-5338	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00544.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128302/MODX-Revolution-2.3.1-pl-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533466/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69884
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/commit/e36f80f18e9514204bf2ce82747c8adf7e47a9c9
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23229

History

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Subscriptions

Modx Modx Revolution

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-11-06T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:48:48.442Z

Reserved: 2014-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-5451

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-06T18:55:06.233

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-5451

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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