CVE-2010-5278 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 18.6% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 18.63% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-10-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| modx | modx revolution |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MODx manager - '/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php?class_key' Traversal Local File Inclusion | 2010-09-29 |
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.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41638
- http://www.johnleitch.net/Vulnerabilities/MODx.Revolution.2.0.2-pl.Local.File.Inclusion/49
- http://www.osvdb.org/68265
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43577
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62073
- 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.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41638
- http://www.johnleitch.net/Vulnerabilities/MODx.Revolution.2.0.2-pl.Local.File.Inclusion/49
- http://www.osvdb.org/68265
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43577
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62073
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