Is CVE-2008-7243 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-7243 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7243?

CVE-2008-7243 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-7243

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in page 34 in MODx CMS 0.9.6.1 and 0.9.6.1p1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of other users for requests that modify passwords via manager/index.php. NOTE: due to the lack of details, it is not clear whether this is related to CVE-2008-5941.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-352
EPSS score: 0.6% (50th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-7201)
Published: September 17, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-7201 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

References

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

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