VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-7320

CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.87%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-03-30

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

setup/controllers/language.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier does not properly constrain the language parameter, which allows remote attackers to conduct Cookie-Bombing attacks and cause a denial of service (cookie quota exhaustion), or conduct HTTP Response Splitting attacks with resultant XSS, via an invalid parameter value.

Weakness classification

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory