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CVE-2010-5278

40
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-5278 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl and potentially earlier versions, specifically within the manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php component when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the class_key parameter with dot-dot-slash sequences. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to information disclosure. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, indicating a known attack vector, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
17.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2010-5278 · Aug 14, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-34788 · Sep 29, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1703 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

modxcms.com / forums/index.php/topic%2C55104.0.html
modxcms.com / forums/index.php/topic%2C55105.msg317273.html
packetstormsecurity.org / 1009-exploits/modx202pl-lfi.txt
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/41638
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/62073
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
johnleitch.net / Vulnerabilities/MODx.Revolution.2.0.2-pl.Local.File.Inclusion/49
Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org / 68265
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/43577
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry