CVE-2008-5939

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-5939
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-01-22 11:30:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in MODx CMS 0.9.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a JavaScript event in the username field, possibly related to snippet.ditto.php. NOTE: some sources list the id parameter as being affected, but this is probably incorrect based on the original disclosure.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Modxcms Modxcms 0.9.0 All All All
Application Modxcms Modxcms 0.9.1 All All All
Application Modxcms Modxcms 0.9.2.1 All All All
Application Modxcms Modxcms 0.9.5 All All All
Application Modxcms Modxcms 0.9.6 All All All
Application Modxcms Modxcms 0.9.6.1 All All All
Application Modxcms Modxcms All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
svn.modxcms.com/svn/tattoo/tattoo/releases/0.9.6.3/install/changelog.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.modxcms.com
SecurityReason - MODx CMS <= 0.9.6.2 (RFI/XSS) Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
MODx CMS Cross Site Scripting and Remote File Include Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
MODx CMS <= 0.9.6.2 (RFI/XSS) Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
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