VDB-99116 · CVE-2017-7322 · BID 97228

MODX Revolution up to 2.5.4-pl X.509 Certificate Validation certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MODX Revolution up to 2.5.4-pl. This affects an unknown part of the component X.509 Certificate Validation. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7322. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MODX Revolution up to 2.5.4-pl (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component X.509 Certificate Validation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier do not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and trigger the execution of arbitrary code via a crafted certificate.

The bug was discovered 01/01/2017. The weakness was released 03/30/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mazinahmed.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-7322 since 03/30/2017. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1587.003.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 88 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97228†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-99114, VDB-99115, VDB-99117 and VDB-99118. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 800626
OpenVAS Name: MODX Revolution CMS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/01/2017 🔍
01/20/2017 +19 days 🔍
03/30/2017 +69 days 🔍
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03/30/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/24/2020 +1242 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: modx.com

Advisory: mazinahmed.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-7322 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7322
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99116
SecurityFocus: 97228 - MODX Revolution CMS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7322 - MODX Revolution - Man-in-the-Middle Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2017 10:49
Updated: 08/24/2020 10:17
Changes: 03/31/2017 10:49 (64), 08/24/2020 10:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:D44:103

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