Path traversal in MODX Revolution
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-9067 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-22 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
MODX Revolution Web applications / CMS PHP Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages |
| Vendor |
MODX PHP Group |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Path traversal
EUVDB-ID: #VU38971
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9067
CWE-ID:
CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMODX Revolution: 2.5.6
PHP: 2.5.6 - 5.3.3
External linkshttp://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/
http://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13422
http://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13428
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
