CVE-2008-5940
SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in MODx 0.9.6.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is...
SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in MODx 0.9.6.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the searchid parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in MODx 0.9.6.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the searchid parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-5940- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in MODx 0.9.6.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the searchid parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-5940- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5910 No score
SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in MODx 0.9.6.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the searchid parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5910- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fwp-xrmm-hc68 No score
SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in MODx 0.9.6.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is...
SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in MODx 0.9.6.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the searchid parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-4fwp-xrmm-hc68- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5940 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Modxcms, published January 22, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2009/JVNDB-2009-000005.html
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN72630020/index.html
securityfocus.com/bid/33182
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47840
svn.modxcms.com/svn/tattoo/tattoo/releases/0.9.6.3/install/changelog.txt
secunia.com/advisories/33405
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5940
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4fwp-xrmm-hc68