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CVE-2008-7242
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MODx CMS 0.9.6.1 and 0.9.6.1p1 allo remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.5%
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Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MODx CMS 0.9.6.1 and 0.9.6.1p1 allo remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) search, (2) "a," (3) messagesubject, and (4) messagebody parameters to certain pages as reachable from manager/index.php; (5) highlight, (6) id, (7) email, (8) name, and (9) parent parameters to index.php; and the (10) docgrp and (11) moreResultsPage parameters to index-ajax.php.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 25% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- 20080207 [DSECRG-08-013] Modx 0.9.6.1, 0.9.6.1p1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 28840 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- modx-index-multiple-xss(40375) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 27672 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 41232 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
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