Lack of HTTPS Protection in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and Earlier Allows Man-in-the-Middle Attacks and Arbitrary Code Execution

Lack of HTTPS Protection in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and Earlier Allows Man-in-the-Middle Attacks and Arbitrary Code Execution

CVE-2017-7323 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier use http://rest.modx.com by default, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and trigger the execution of arbitrary code by leveraging the lack of the HTTPS protection mechanism.

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