PT-2012-1488 · Modx · Modx Revolution

Published 2012-10-07 · Updated 2020-01-10 · CVE-2010-5278

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MODx Revolution versions 2.0.2-pl and earlier

Description A directory traversal issue exists when magic quotes gpc is disabled, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the class key parameter.

Recommendations For MODx Revolution versions 2.0.2-pl and earlier, consider disabling the class key parameter or restricting its use until a patch is available. Additionally, enabling magic quotes gpc may help mitigate this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-5278

Affected Products

Modx Revolution

References · 11

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/34788 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5278 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/41638 · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/68265 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.org/1009-exploits/modx202pl-lfi.txt · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/43577 · Note
• http://johnleitch.net/Vulnerabilities/MODx.Revolution.2.0.2-pl.Local.File.Inclusion/49 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-5278 · Note
• http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic%2C55104.0.html · Note
• http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic%2C55105.msg317273.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62073 · Note