ghsa-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 02:43
Modified
2025-04-22 18:42
Summary
MODX Revolution Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "modx/revolution"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.5.7"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-9067"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-04-22T18:42:58Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-05-18T16:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v",
  "modified": "2025-04-22T18:42:58Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:43:12Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9067"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13422"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13428"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "MODX Revolution Directory Traversal Vulnerability"
}


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