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MODx SearchHighlight plugin XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 46183
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a web application that is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack.Description
The version of MODx hosted on the remote web server fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'highlight' parameter of the 'SearchHighlight' plugin.An attacker, exploiting this flaw, could inject arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.
Note that the installed version of MODx is also potentially affected by a SQL injection vulnerability, though Nessus has not tested for this.
Solution
Upgrade to MODx 1.0.3 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 46183
File Name: modx_searchhighlight_xss.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 4/29/2010
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:modxcms:modxcms
Required KB Items: www/modx
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/1/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-1427
BID: 39310