PT-2017-18685 · Modx · Modx Revolution

Anti Räis + 1 · Published 2017-05-18 · Updated 2022-05-17 · CVE-2017-9069

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MODX Revolution versions prior to 2.5.7

Description A user with file upload permissions can execute arbitrary code by uploading a file named .htaccess.

Recommendations For MODX Revolution versions prior to 2.5.7, update to version 2.5.7 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Unrestricted File Upload

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-434

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-9069

GHSA-23GJ-X27G-R34F

Affected Products

Modx Revolution

References · 7

• 🔥 https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms · Exploit
• https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13423 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9069 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9069 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/modxcms/revolution · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9069 · Note