CVE-2018-17556
MODX Revolution v2.6.5-pl allows stored XSS via a Create New Media Source action.
CVE-2018-17556 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Modx Revolution, published September 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.4 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.59%EPSS, 48th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
MODX Revolution v2.6.5-pl allows stored XSS via a Create New Media Source action.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MODX Revolution v2.6.5-pl allows stored XSS via a Create New Media Source action.
- Record
CVE-2018-17556- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
MODX Revolution v2.6.5-pl allows stored XSS via a Create New Media Source action.
- Record
CVE-2018-17556- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9309No score
MODX Revolution v2.6.5-pl allows stored XSS via a Create New Media Source action.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9309- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xcx7-fqjh-qrm8
MODX Revolution v2.6.5-pl allows stored XSS via a Create New Media Source action.
MODX Revolution v2.6.5-pl allows stored XSS via a Create New Media Source action.
- Record
GHSA-xcx7-fqjh-qrm8- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
MODX Revolution v2.6.5-pl allows stored XSS via a Create New Media Source action.
- Record
CVE-2018-17556- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.