MODx < 0.9.1a Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21235

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is susceptible to multiple issues.

Description

The remote host is running MODx, a content management system written in PHP.

The version of MODx installed on the remote host fails to sanitize input to the 'id' parameter of the 'index.php' script before using it to generate dynamic HTML output. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to inject arbitrary script and HTML into a user's browser.

Also, the same lack of input sanitation reportedly can be leveraged to launch directory traversal attacks against the affected application, although exploitation may only be successful if the affected host is running Windows and if PHP's 'magic_quotes_gpc' setting is disabled.

Solution

Upgrade to MODx version 0.9.1a or later.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431010/30/0/threaded

https://forums.modx.com/index.php/topic,3982.0.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21235

File Name: modx_091a.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/17/2006

Updated: 4/7/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:modxcms:modxcms

Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/modx

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1820, CVE-2006-1821

BID: 17533, 17532

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990