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CVE-2017-9067

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9067 is a directory traversal vulnerability in MODX Revolution versions prior to 2.5.7, specifically when running on PHP 5.3.3. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker with low privileges to include and execute arbitrary files on the web server by manipulating the 'action' parameter in setup/index.php. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available, it is not listed in the KEV catalog, and it has received no significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not actively exploited in the wild.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.0HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
54.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0085 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 1,523 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: modx/revolutionFixed in: 2.5.7

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7vhigh

MODX Revolution Directory Traversal Vulnerability

May 17, 2022

References

citadelo.com / en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / modxcms/revolution/pull/13422
Third Party Advisory
github.com / modxcms/revolution/pull/13428
Third Party Advisory