MODX Revolution up to 2.2.14 token cross-site request forgery

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MODX Revolution. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument token results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-8773. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MODX Revolution (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument token with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MODX Revolution 2.x before 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism by (1) omitting the CSRF token or via a (2) long string in the CSRF token parameter.

The weakness was released 12/03/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hacktivity.websecgeeks.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8773 since 11/13/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 2.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (35159). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-73073 and VDB-73072. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• MODX

Name

• Revolution

Version

• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.5
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.7
• 2.0.8
• 2.1.0
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.4
• 2.1.5
• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10
• 2.2.11
• 2.2.12
• 2.2.13
• 2.2.14

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://modx.com/

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