CVE-2017-9068: MODX Revolution Reflected XSS

May 17, 2022 (updated April 22, 2025)

In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, an attacker is able to trigger Reflected XSS by injecting payloads into several fields on the setup page, as demonstrated by the database_type parameter.

References

citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vrw6-7vgj-vj7x
github.com/modxcms/revolution
github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13424
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9068

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