CVE-2014-8773 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass CSRF protection in MODX Revolution by omitting or manipulating the token, requiring user interaction to execute unauthorized actions.

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-2014-8773?

CVE-2014-8773 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

MODX Revolution 2.x before 2.2.15 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism by (1) omitting the CSRF token or via a (2) long string in the CSRF token parameter.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8773?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Modx Modx Revolution.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8773?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8773 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-8773 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8773 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x469-485p-hc32.

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