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Fred MODX Revolution < 1.0.0-beta5 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control - CWE-648. The impact is: Remote Code Execution. The component is: assets/components/fred/web/elfinder/connector.php. The attack vector is: Uploading a PHP file or change data in the database. The fixed version is: https://github.com/modxcms/fred/commit/139cefac83b2ead90da23187d92739dec79d3ccd and https://github.com/modxcms/fred/commit/01f0a3d1ae7f3970639c2a0db1887beba0065246.
setup/templates/findcore.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the corepath parameter.
setup/controllers/welcome.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the configkey parameter to the setup/index.php?action=welcome URI.
A XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in the modRestServiceRequest component in MODX CMS 2.7.3 which can lead to an information disclosure or denial of service (DOS).
MODX Revolution version 2.x - 2.5.6 is vulnerable to blind SQL injection caused by improper sanitization by the escape method resulting in authenticated user accessing database and possibly escalating privileges.
In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, a user with file upload permissions is able to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with the name .htaccess.
The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier use http://rest.modx.com by default, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and trigger the execution of arbitrary code by leveraging the lack of the HTTPS protection mechanism.
The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier do not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and trigger the execution of arbitrary code via a crafted certificate.
SQL injection vulnerability in modx.class.php in MODX Revolution 2.0.0 before 2.2.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in MODX Revolution before 2.2.14 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) session ID (PHPSESSID) to index.php or remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (2) user parameter to connectors/security/message.php or (3) id parameter to manager/index.php.
Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted id (aka dir) parameter, related to browser/directory/getlist.
Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted dir parameter, related to browser/directory/remove.
Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted dir parameter, related to browser/directory/getfiles.
MODX Revolution version <=2.6.4 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in /core/model/modx/modmanagerrequest.class.php that can result in remove files. This attack appear to be exploitable via web request via security/login processor. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in pull 13980.
MODX Revolution Gallery 1.7.0 is affected by: CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. The impact is: Creating file with custom a filename and content. The component is: Filtering user parameters before passing them into phpthumb class. The attack vector is: web request via /assets/components/gallery/connector.php.
MODX Revolution version <=2.6.4 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Filtering user parameters before passing them into phpthumb class that can result in Creating file with custom a filename and content. This attack appear to be exploitable via Web request. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in commit 06bc94257408f6a575de20ddb955aca505ef6e68.
MODX Revolution through 2.8.3-pl allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Uploadable File Types setting can be changed by an administrator.
In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, when PHP 5.3.3 is used, an attacker is able to include and execute arbitrary files on the web server due to insufficient validation of the action parameter to setup/index.php, aka directory traversal.
MODX Revolution 2.x before 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism by (1) omitting the CSRF token or via a (2) long string in the CSRF token parameter.
MODX Revolution through v2.7.0-pl allows XSS via an extended user field such as a Container name or Attribute name.
MODX Revolution through v2.7.0-pl allows XSS via the User Photo field.
In MODX Revolution 2.5.7, the "key" and "name" parameters in the System Settings module are vulnerable to XSS. A malicious payload sent to connectors/index.php will be triggered by every user, when they visit this module.
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 databasetype parameter.
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.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in login-fsp.html in MODX Revolution before 1.9.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the QUERYSTRING.
MODX Revolution through v2.7.0-pl allows XSS via a document resource (such as pagetitle), which is mishandled during an Update action, a Quick Edit action, or the viewing of manager logs.
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in MODX prior to 3.1.0. The vulnerability allows authenticated users to upload SVG files containing malicious JavaScript code as profile images, which gets executed in victims' browsers when viewing the profile image.
DISPUTED Evolution CMS 2.0.x allows XSS via a description and new category location in a template. NOTE: the vendor states that the behavior is consistent with the "access policy in the administration panel."
MODX Revolution 2.6.3 has XSS.
A stored web content injection vulnerability (WCI, a.k.a XSS) is present in MODX Revolution CMS version 2.5.6 and earlier. An authenticated user with permissions to edit users can save malicious JavaScript as a User Group name and potentially take control over victims' accounts. This can lead to an escalation of privileges providing complete administrative control over the CMS.