CVE-2008-5939

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in MODx CMS 0.9.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a JavaScript event in the username field, possibly related to snippet.ditto.php. NOTE: some sources list the id parameter as being affected, but this is probably incorrect based on the original disclosure.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 22, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-5939: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix