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)

EPSS: 0.170 (96.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.