GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v/GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v.json
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https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v
Aliases
Published
2022-05-17T02:43:12Z
Modified
2025-04-22T19:12:06.041863Z
Severity
  • 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
MODX Revolution Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Details

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.

Database specific
{
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-04-22T18:42:58Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-05-18T16:29:00Z"
}
References

Affected packages

Packagist / modx/revolution

Package

Name
modx/revolution
Purl
pkg:composer/modx/revolution

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.7

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v/GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v.json"