🛡️ CVE-2017-9069 — revolution

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-434 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

MODX Revolution allows overwriting .htaccess

In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, a user with file upload permissions is able to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with the name .htaccess.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, 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-2017-9069 is classified as CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. Uploads are accepted without restricting type, so an executable file can be placed where the server will run it.

Affected software

CVE-2017-9069 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)
citadelo.com (Web)
github.com (Package)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-434
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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