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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-9071

In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, an attacker might be able to trigger XSS by injecting a payload into the HTTP Host header of a request. This is exploitable only in conjunction with other issues such as Cache Poisoning.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:58 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-9071

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 May 2017, 16:29 UTC

In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, an attacker might be able to trigger XSS by injecting a payload into the HTTP Host header of a request. This is exploitable only in conjunction with other issues such as Cache Poisoning.

osv:CVE-2017-9071
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9071",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:34.518797108Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/",
        "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13426"
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
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}