🛡️ CVE-2017-9067 — revolution

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-22 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

MODX Revolution Directory Traversal Vulnerability

In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, when PHP 5.3.3 is used, an attacker is able to include and execute arbitrary files on the web server due to insufficient validation of the action parameter to setup/index.php, aka directory traversal.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2017-9067 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2017-9067 is recorded against 1 package.

  • modx/revolution (fixed in 2.5.7)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 22 April 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
citadelo.com (Web)
github.com (Package)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-22
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2025-04-22
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
modx/revolution — 2.5.7

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