Security advisory

{
  "id": "c2f39d9b72a015345c9e63c603d078ee661055b2340c71b71878739816b5bb31",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9067",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-9067",
    "summary": "In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, when PHP 5.3.3 is used, an attacker is able to include and execute arbitrary files on the web server due to insufficient validation of the action parameter to setup/index.php, aka directory traversal.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-9067",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-9067",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-9067",
        "GHSA-cgrv-6h2h-6f7v"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "2e3bfe8d6b616d3a832f6f80b02acdeca18c595f"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "2e3bfe8d6b616d3a832f6f80b02acdeca18c595f"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.5.6"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.5.6"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.5.6",
            "v2.5.6-pl"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-9067.json"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/php/php-src",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "b9bacc2007815d1440aceff7aed8b0c539c3c29c"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "b9bacc2007815d1440aceff7aed8b0c539c3c29c"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "5.3.3"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "5.3.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "5.3.3",
            "php-5.3.3"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-9067.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:47:36.285007693Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13422",
        "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13428",
        "https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-9067",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 441382,
  "published_at": "2017-05-18T16:29:00.157+00:00"
}