First published: Thu Sep 17 2009(Updated: )
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in page 34 in MODx CMS 0.9.6.1 and 0.9.6.1p1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of other users for requests that modify passwords via manager/index.php. NOTE: due to the lack of details, it is not clear whether this is related to CVE-2008-5941.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
MODx CMS Evolution | =0.9.6.1-p1 | |
MODx CMS Evolution | =0.9.6.1 |
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CVE-2008-7243 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for CSRF attacks that can compromise user accounts.
To fix CVE-2008-7243, upgrade to a patched version of MODx CMS, or implement CSRF protection measures in your application.
CVE-2008-7243 allows attackers to hijack the authentication of users, potentially leading to unauthorized password modifications.
CVE-2008-7243 affects MODx CMS versions 0.9.6.1 and 0.9.6.1p1.
Yes, CVE-2008-7243 is easily exploitable as it relies on CSRF techniques that can be triggered without user interaction.