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CVE-2016-10038

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10038 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting MODX Revolution versions prior to 2.5.2-pl, specifically within the /connectors/index.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve local file inclusion, traversal, or manipulation by crafting a malicious 'dir' parameter. Rated with a CVSSv3 score of 7.3 (HIGH), it presents a low attack complexity with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.5.1-plCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.3HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0192 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / modxcms/revolution/pull/13177
PatchVendor Advisory
raw.githubusercontent.com / modxcms/revolution/v2.5.2-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt
Release Notes
securityfocus.com / bid/95097
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry