PT-2018-9376 · Modx · Modx Revolution

Alroniks · Published 2018-07-13 · Updated 2018-09-07 · CVE-2018-1000208

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MODX Revolution versions prior to 2.6.5

Description The issue is related to a Directory Traversal vulnerability in the /core/model/modx/modmanagerrequest.class.php file. This can be exploited via a web request to the security/login processor, potentially allowing the removal of files. The vulnerability was fixed in pull 13980.

Recommendations For MODX Revolution versions prior to 2.6.5, update to version 2.6.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the security/login processor to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1000208

Affected Products

Modx Revolution

References · 4

• 🔥 https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13980 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000208 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000208 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1000208 · Note