CVE-2014-5451
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in MODX...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in MODX Revolution 2.3.1-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "a" parameter to manager/. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2014-2080 regression.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in MODX Revolution 2.3.1-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "a" parameter to manager/. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2014-2080 regression.
- Record
CVE-2014-5451- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in MODX Revolution 2.3.1-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "a" parameter to manager/. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2014-2080 regression.
- Record
CVE-2014-5451- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-5338 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in MODX Revolution 2.3.1-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "a" parameter to manager/. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2014-2080 regression.
- Record
EUVD-2014-5338- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6gcw-2jwm-f6f4 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in MODX...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in manager/templates/default/header.tpl in MODX Revolution 2.3.1-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "a" parameter to manager/. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2014-2080 regression.
- Record
GHSA-6gcw-2jwm-f6f4- Weakness
- CWE-79
- 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-2014-5451 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Modx Revolution, published November 6, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.89%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/128302/MODX-Revolution-2.3.1-pl-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/533466/100/0/threaded
github.com/modxcms/revolution/commit/e36f80f18e9514204bf2ce82747c8adf7e47a9c9
htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23229
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5451