CVE-2014-5451 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting MODX Revolution versions 2.3.1-pl and earlier, specifically within the manager/templates/default/header.tpl file. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "a" parameter to manager/, representing a regression of a previous vulnerability. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is considered a medium-severity issue, requiring medium attack complexity and leading to a potential impact on integrity (P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:pl:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.