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.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
Link | Tags |
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https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/ | third party advisory exploit |
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13428 | third party advisory |
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13422 | third party advisory |