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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-7322

The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier do not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and trigger the execution of arbitrary code via a crafted certificate.

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1 Nov 2026, 06:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2017-7322

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Mar 2017, 07:59 UTC

The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier do not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and trigger the execution of arbitrary code via a crafted certificate.

osv:CVE-2017-7322
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7322",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2017-7322",
    "summary": "The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier do not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and trigger the execution of arbitrary code via a crafted certificate.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-7322",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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        }
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              "type": "GIT",
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            "v2.2.13-pl",
            "v2.2.6-pl",
            "v2.2.7-pl",
            "v2.2.8-pl",
            "v2.2.9-pl",
            "v2.2.10-pl",
            "v2.2.11-pl",
            "v2.2.12-pl",
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            "v2.2.4-pl",
            "v2.2.3-pl",
            "v2.2.2-pl",
            "v2.2.1-pl",
            "v2.2.0-pl",
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            "v2.1.2-pl",
            "v2.1.4-pl",
            "v2.1.3-pl",
            "v2.1.1-pl",
            "v2.1.0-pl",
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            "v2.0.3-pl",
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          ],
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:42.824849284Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://mazinahmed.net/services/public-reports/ModX%20-%20Responsible%20Disclosure%20-%20January%202017.pdf"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2017-7322",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 435481,
  "published_at": "2017-03-30T07:59:00.423+00:00"
}