SB2014030103 - Cross-site scripting in MODX Revolution

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2080)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in ModX Revolution before 2.2.11. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• http://modx.com/blog/2014/01/21/revolution-2.2.11%E2%80%94security-fixes-and-prevent-change-loss
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/431
• http://secunia.com/advisories/57038
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65755
• https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/commit/77463eb6a8090f474b04fdc1b72225cb93c558ea