{"id":"CVE-2017-1000223","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-1000223","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:58:48.446Z","title":"A stored web content injection vulnerability (WCI, a.k.a XSS) is present in MODX Revolution CMS version 2.5.6 and earlier.","description":"A stored web content injection vulnerability (WCI, a.k.a XSS) is present in MODX Revolution CMS version 2.5.6 and earlier. An authenticated user with permissions to edit users can save malicious JavaScript as a User Group name and potentially take control over victims' accounts. This can lead to an escalation of privileges providing complete administrative control over the CMS.","published":"2017-11-17T05:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:58:56.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["modx/modx revolution"],"epss":{"score":0.00498,"percentile":0.42453,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.7-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt","tags":["Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.7-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt","tags":["Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000223","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}