Security advisory

{
  "id": "63ac7b6e0b156447880b2fe95e90ca248cb0309d11342e5bd7c1db2252cf558f",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25911",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-25911",
    "summary": "A XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in the modRestServiceRequest component in MODX CMS 2.7.3 which can lead to an information disclosure or denial of service (DOS).",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-25911",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-25911",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-modx-2020-25911",
        "CVE-2020-25911",
        "GHSA-vhfp-9wvj-gwvg"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "8375249e93dd9a9e8f1979e8f7ba407b79f1b913"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "8375249e93dd9a9e8f1979e8f7ba407b79f1b913"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.7.3"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.7.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.7.3",
            "v2.7.3-pl"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-25911.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:52:55.152500349Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/issues/15237",
        "https://github.com/dahua966/Vul_disclose/blob/main/XXE_modxcms.md"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-25911",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 384035,
  "published_at": "2021-10-31T19:15:09.78+00:00"
}