A vulnerability was found in MODX Revolution 2.5.7 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file connectors/index.php of the component System Settings Module. The manipulation of the argument name as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 07/30/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/30/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-11744 since 07/30/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

By approaching the search of inurl:connectors/index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Content Management System

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• MODX

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• Revolution

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• 2.5.7

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• open-source

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