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 servers and trigger the execution of arbitrary code by leveraging the lack of the HTTPS protection mechanism.
{
"source": "CPE_RANGE",
"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"extracted_events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "2.5.4"
}
]
}