CVE-2017-9071
MODX Revolution XSS via HTTP Host header
4.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.35%
Description
In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, an attacker might be able to trigger XSS by injecting a payload into the HTTP Host header of a request. This is exploitable only in conjunction with other issues such as Cache Poisoning.
How to fix CVE-2017-9071
To remediate CVE-2017-9071, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Packagist/modx/revolution—upgrade to 2.5.7 or later
Is CVE-2017-9071 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.5.7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |