Path Traversal in Modx Revolution
CVE-2010-5278
Directory traversal vulnerability in manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl, and possibly earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the class_key parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.186 (97.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.186 · newest: 0.186 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.org/1009-exploits/modx202pl-lfi.txt (Third Party Advisory)
- modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,55104.0.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/43577 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/41638 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62073 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.johnleitch.net/Vulnerabilities/MODx.Revolution.2.0.2-pl.Local.File.Inclusio… (Third Party Advisory)
- modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,55105.msg317273.html
- www.osvdb.org/68265 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-5278?
- CVE-2010-5278 is a vulnerability in Modx Revolution, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2012-10-07.
- Is CVE-2010-5278 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.