7.0high
CVE-2017-9067
MODX Revolution Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Also known as GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 57%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | modx/revolution | <2.5.7 | 2.5.7 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
- PHP (RSS, critical only)
References
- citadelo.com /en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- github.com /modxcms/revolution/pull/13428 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- github.com /modxcms/revolution/pull/13422 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9067 · advisory
- citadelo.com /en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms · web
- github.com /modxcms/revolution · package
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-9067
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v
- NVD: CVE-2017-9067
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