CVE-2008-0094
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in MODx Content Management System 0.9.6.1 allow remote attackers to (1) include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..
Does this matter?
2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in MODx Content Management System 0.9.6.1 allow remote attackers to (1) include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the as_language parameter to assets/snippets/AjaxSearch/AjaxSearch.php, reached through index-ajax.php; and (2) read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to assets/js/htcmime.php.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.23% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 January 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- modxcms/modxcms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-30969source ↗ | MODx 0.9.6.1 - 'AjaxSearch.php' Local File Inclusionphp · AmnPardaz Security Research Team | webapps | 2 January 2008 | yes |
| EDB-30968source ↗ | MODx 0.9.6.1 - 'htcmime.php' Source Code Information Disclosurephp · AmnPardaz Security Research Team | webapps | 2 January 2008 | yes |
References
- http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic%2C21290.0.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28220Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3522
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485707/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27096Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27097Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39352
- http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic%2C21290.0.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28220Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3522
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485707/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27096Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27097Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39352
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.