Is CVE-2008-5942 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5942 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5942?

CVE-2008-5942 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5942

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MODx before 0.9.6.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to (1) the preserveUrls function and (2) "username input." NOTE: vector 2 may be related to CVE-2008-5939.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.1% (65th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5912)
Published: January 22, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5912 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

modxcms / modxcms
modxcms / modxcms
modxcms / modxcms
modxcms / modxcms
modxcms / modxcms
modxcms / modxcms
modxcms / modxcms

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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