CVE-2016-10038 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted dir parameter, related to browser/directory/remove.

Published: 2016-12-24

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-1233	Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted dir parameter, related to browser/directory/remove.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01919.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95097
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13177
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.2-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Modx Modx Revolution

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-12-24T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.971Z

Reserved: 2016-12-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10038

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-24T11:59:00.193

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:38:56.137

Link: CVE-2016-10038

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2016-12-24T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted dir parameter, related to browser/directory/remove."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2016-12-27T10:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "95097", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95097"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13177"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.2-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2016-10038", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted dir parameter, related to browser/directory/remove."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "95097", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95097"}, {"name": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13177", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13177"}, {"name": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.2-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.2-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T03:07:31.971Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "95097", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95097"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13177"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.2-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2016-10038", "datePublished": "2016-12-24T11:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2016-12-24T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T03:07:31.971Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "6BE51C63-0DBA-4C43-B73B-464E7E7883F4", "versionEndIncluding": "2.5.1-pl", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted dir parameter, related to browser/directory/remove."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Salto de directorio en /connectors/index.php en MODX Revolution en versiones anteriores a 2.5.2-pl permite a atacantes remotos llevar a cabo inclusi\u00f3n/salto/manipulaci\u00f3n de archivo local a trav\u00e9s de un par\u00e1metro dir manipulado, relacionado con navegador/directorio/suprimir."}], "id": "CVE-2016-10038", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:38:56.137", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 7.5, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "baseScore": 7.3, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.4, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2016-12-24T11:59:00.193", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95097"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13177"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Release Notes"], "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.2-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95097"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13177"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Release Notes"], "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.2-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-22"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}