SCA: security update for modx/revolution (GHSA-vhfp-9wvj-gwvg)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 419355

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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). (CVE-2020-25911)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vhfp-9wvj-gwvg

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 419355

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.04

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25911

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25911

cwe: CWE-611