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CVE-2017-7320

setup/controllers/language.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier does not properly constrain the language parameter, which allows remote attackers to conduct Cookie-Bombing attacks and cause a denial of service (cookie quota exhaustion), or conduct HTTP Response Splitting attacks with resultant XSS, via an invalid parameter value.

Published

2017-03-30T07:59:00.360

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	modx	modx_revolution	≤ 2.5.4	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97228 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://mazinahmed.net/services/public-reports/ModX%20-%20Responsible%20Disclosure%20-%20January%202017.pdf Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97228 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://mazinahmed.net/services/public-reports/ModX%20-%20Responsible%20Disclosure%20-%20January%202017.pdf Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)