Modx is a content management system and framework vendor with a focused product portfolio centered on Modx Revolution and related derivatives, positioning it as a niche but prominent platform in the CMS landscape. Vulnerabilities affecting the vendor span a meaningful share of serious outcomes and frequently acquire public exploit code, concentrating in application-layer input-handling and access-control weaknesses endemic to web-facing content platforms: cross-site scripting, path traversal, SQL injection, unrestricted file uploads, and code injection all recur across its product line. These weakness classes reflect the parsing, templating, and plugin extensibility demands of CMS architecture, where user-controlled input flows through multiple processing layers and file-upload mechanisms carry intrinsic risk. Defenders should treat Modx instance discovery and patching as a content-layer priority, particularly for internet-exposed administrative interfaces and plugin ecosystems; current exploitation activity and severity counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Modx over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (44 CVEs).
44 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2018-1000207HIGH MODX Revolution version <=2.6.4 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Filtering user parameters before passing them into phpthumb class that can result in Creating f | Jul 13, 2018 | 7.2 | 59 | NO | NO |
CVE-2010-5278MEDIUM Directory traversal vulnerability in manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl, and possibly earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remot | Oct 7, 2012 | 4.3 | 40 | NO | YES |
CVE-2022-26149HIGH MODX Revolution through 2.8.3-pl allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Uploadable File Types setting can | Feb 26, 2022 | 7.2 | 39 | NO | YES |
CVE-2017-7324CRITICAL setup/templates/findcore.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the core_path parameter. | Mar 30, 2017 | 9.8 | 33 | NO | NO |
CVE-2017-7321CRITICAL setup/controllers/welcome.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the config_key parameter to the setup/index.php?acti | Mar 30, 2017 | 9.8 | 32 | NO | NO |
CVE-2019-1010178CRITICAL Fred MODX Revolution < 1.0.0-beta5 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control - CWE-648. The impact is: Remote Code Execution. The component is: assets/components/fred/web/elfinder/c | Jul 24, 2019 | 9.8 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2020-25911CRITICAL 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 ( | Oct 31, 2021 | 9.1 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2017-9069HIGH In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, a user with file upload permissions is able to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with the name .htaccess. | May 18, 2017 | 8.8 | 27 | NO | NO |
CVE-2017-7323HIGH The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier use http://rest.modx.com by default, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof | Mar 30, 2017 | 8.1 | 27 | NO | NO |
CVE-2017-7322HIGH 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 attac | Mar 30, 2017 | 8.1 | 26 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (44 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Modx.
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