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CVE-2017-9067

In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, when PHP 5.3.3 is used, an attacker is able to include and execute arbitrary files on the web server due to insufficient validation of the action parameter to setup/index.php, aka directory traversal.

Published

2017-05-18T16:29:00.157

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	modx	modx_revolution	2.5.6	Yes
Application	php	php	5.3.3	Yes

References

https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13422 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13428 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13422 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13428 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)