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CVE-2017-9067
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…
High7.0EPSS 0.82%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.82% · top 43% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistmodx/revolutionGHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v (opens in a new tab)
References (3)
- https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13428 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13422 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .