CVE-2008-7243 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 17 Sep 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can hijack user sessions to modify passwords via CSRF in MODx CMS, requiring victim interaction.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-7243?

CVE-2008-7243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Sep 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in page 34 in MODx CMS 0.9.6.1 and 0.9.6.1p1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of other users for requests that modify passwords via manager/index.php. NOTE: due to the lack of details, it is not clear whether this is related to CVE-2008-5941.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7243?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Modxcms Modxcms.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7243?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7243 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-7243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x3cp-59ch-mrjg.