CVE-2017-7320 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97228 https://mazinahmed.net/services/public-reports/ModX20-20Responsible20Disclosure20-20January202017.pdf

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.1