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CVE-2008-5939

Published: Jan 22, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 25.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Cross-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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

modxcmsmodxcms
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
n/an/a
modxcmsoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka evolution, filedownload

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4940
securityreason.com
http://svn.modxcms.com/svn/tattoo/tattoo/releases/0.9.6.3/install/changelog.txt
svn.modxcms.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32436
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 22, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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