CVE-2010-5278
Directory traversal vulnerability in manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl, and possibly earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl, and possibly earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the class_key parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 18.63% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 September 2010
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- modx/modx revolution
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 18.6% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
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.
References
- http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic%2C55104.0.html
- http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic%2C55105.msg317273.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1009-exploits/modx202pl-lfi.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41638Vendor Advisory
- http://www.johnleitch.net/Vulnerabilities/MODx.Revolution.2.0.2-pl.Local.File.Inclusion/49Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/68265Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43577Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62073Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic%2C55104.0.html
- http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic%2C55105.msg317273.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1009-exploits/modx202pl-lfi.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41638Vendor Advisory
- http://www.johnleitch.net/Vulnerabilities/MODx.Revolution.2.0.2-pl.Local.File.Inclusion/49Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/68265Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43577Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62073Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.