CVE-2008-7242

NONECVSS 0.0Weaponized
0.0
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • No confirmed exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: —Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MODx CMS 0.9.6.1 and 0.9.6.1p1 allo remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) search, (2) "a," (3) messagesubject, and (4) messagebody parameters to certain pages as reachable from manager/index.php; (5) highlight, (6) id, (7) email, (8) name, and (9) parent parameters to index.php; and the (10) docgrp and (11) moreResultsPage parameters to index-ajax.php.

CVSS v3
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EG Score
0.0(none)
EPSS
71.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 17, 2009

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (10)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-31120✓ verified
    First seen Feb 7, 2008

    MODx 0.9.6 - 'index.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2008-7242?
CVE-2008-7242 is a none vulnerability published on September 17, 2009. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MODx CMS 0.9.6.1 and 0.9.6.1p1 allo remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) search, (2) "a," (3) messagesubject, and (4) messagebody parameters to certain pages as reachable from manager/index.php; (5) highlight, (6)…
When was CVE-2008-7242 disclosed?
CVE-2008-7242 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 17, 2009, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2008-7242 actively exploited?
CVE-2008-7242 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 71.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2008-7242?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-7242, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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