CVE-2017-9067 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2017-05-18

Score: 7.0 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18006	MODX Revolution Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Github GHSA	GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v	MODX Revolution Directory Traversal Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0085.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13422
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13428

History

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Subscriptions

Modx Modx Revolution

Php Php

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-18T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:32:21.759Z

Reserved: 2017-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9067

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-18T16:29:00.157

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:27:25.787

Link: CVE-2017-9067

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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