JVNDB-2009-000004

MODx cross-site request forgery vulnerability

MODx, an open source contents management system, contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability.

Gaku Mochizuki of Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Base Metrics: 2.6 (Low) [IPA Score]

• Access Vector: Network
• Access Complexity: High
• Authentication: None
• Confidentiality Impact: None
• Integrity Impact: Partial
• Availability Impact: None

MODx

• MODx 0.9.6.1p2 and earlier

A remote attacker may modify contents managed by MODx if the user views a malicious web page while logged in to MODx.

[Update the software and change the configuration]
Apply the latest update provided by the developer and change the configuration as follows.

* After logging into the MODx administrative page, change the Referer check configuration to [Yes], which is [No] by default.

[Workarounds]
Users can mitigate this vulnerability by applying the following workarounds.

* Do not click untrusted URL's while logged into MODx administrative page.
* Log out immediately once the administrative operation is completed.

For more information, refer to the information provided by the developer.

MODx

• MODx : MODx CMS and PHP Application Framework
• MODx : Get MODx Here - Latest Stable Release
• MODx : ChangeLog - [#MODX-206] Vulnerability with CSRF

1. JVN : JVN#66828183
2. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2008-5941
3. Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) : CVE-2008-5941
4. Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) : Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) [IPA Evaluation]
5. JVN iPedia (Japanese) : JVNDB-2009-000004

[2009/01/09]
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