MODx CMS v1.0.x - Multiple Cross Site Vulnerabilities

Document Title:
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MODx CMS v1.0.x - Multiple Cross Site Vulnerabilities



Release Date:
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2011-08-02


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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125


Product & Service Introduction:
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MODx helps you take control of your online content. An Open Source Content Management Framework, it frees you to 
build sites exactly how you want and make them 100% yours. Zero restrictions and fast to build. Super-simple 
templates in HTML/CSS/JS (any lib you want). Registered user systems and a killer community. Welcome to web-building nirvana.

(Copy of the Vendor Homepage: http://modxcms.com/)


Abstract Advisory Information:
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Vulnerability Lab Team discovered multiple Vulnerabilities on MODx Content Management System.



Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline:
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2011-08-04:	Public or Non-Public Disclosure



Discovery Status:
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Published


Affected Product(s):
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Exploitation Technique:
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Remote


Severity Level:
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Medium


Technical Details & Description:
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Multiple persistent & non-persistent Input Validation vulnerabilities are detected on MODx CMS v1.0.x. 

Vulnerable Module(s):
			                          [+] Resource content 
				                  [+] Calender Fields
				                  [+] Meta Keywords


Pictures:
				../xss1.png
				../xss3.png



Proof of Concept (PoC):
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The vulnerabilities can be exploited by remote attacker with high & low required user inter action. For demonstration or reproduce ...

http://url.com/modx/manager/index.php?action=send_email&email=[XSS]
http://url.com/modx/manager/index.php?a=[XSS]
http://url.com/modx/manager/[XSS on Roles]
http://url.com/modx/manager/index.php?a=1&f=[XSS]

Path:	 			/modx/manager/
File:				index.php
Para1:				?action=send_email&email=
Para2:				?a=   &&  ?a=1&f=


Security Risk:
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The security risk of the non-persistent vulnerabilities are estimated as low.
The security risk of the persistent vulnerabilities are estimated as medium.



Credits & Authors:
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Vulnerability Research Laboratory


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