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
Published May 18, 2017
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.65%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.5.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00649) | 49.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00649) | 49.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 37.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 35.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 33.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 30.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 44.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00083) | 33.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p2j4-vrgx-96qg Advisory
- https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13426 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9071
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p2j4-vrgx-96qg | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13426 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9071 |
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