Security advisory

{
  "id": "f215ee4cdcf5e9fc6806b8b506089aad9e56e9f4680a1220114357a74e80e4b0",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9069",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-9069",
    "summary": "In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, a user with file upload permissions is able to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with the name .htaccess.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-9069",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-9069",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-9069",
        "GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "2e3bfe8d6b616d3a832f6f80b02acdeca18c595f"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.5.6"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v2.5.6-pl",
            "v2.5.5-pl",
            "v2.5.4-pl",
            "v2.5.3-pl",
            "v2.5.2-pl",
            "v2.5.1-pl",
            "v2.5.0-pl",
            "v2.5.0-rc2",
            "v2.5.0-rc1",
            "v2.4.2-pl",
            "v2.4.1-pl",
            "v2.3.6-pl",
            "v2.3.5-pl",
            "v2.3.4-pl",
            "v2.3.3-pl",
            "v2.3.2-pl",
            "v2.3.1-pl",
            "v2.3.0-pl",
            "v2.2.15-pl",
            "v2.2.14-pl",
            "v2.2.13-pl",
            "v2.2.6-pl",
            "v2.2.7-pl",
            "v2.2.8-pl",
            "v2.2.9-pl",
            "v2.2.10-pl",
            "v2.2.11-pl",
            "v2.2.12-pl",
            "v2.2.5-pl",
            "v2.2.0-pl2",
            "v2.2.4-pl",
            "v2.2.3-pl",
            "v2.2.2-pl",
            "v2.2.1-pl",
            "v2.2.0-pl",
            "v2.2.0-rc3",
            "v2.2.0-rc2",
            "v2.2.0-rc1",
            "v2.1.5-pl",
            "v2.1.2-pl",
            "v2.1.4-pl",
            "v2.1.3-pl",
            "v2.1.1-pl",
            "v2.1.0-pl",
            "v2.1.0-rc4",
            "v2.1.0-rc3",
            "v2.1.0-rc2",
            "v2.1.0-rc1",
            "v2.0.8-pl",
            "v2.0.7-pl",
            "v2.0.6-pl",
            "v2.0.5-pl",
            "v2.0.4-pl2",
            "v2.0.4-pl",
            "v2.0.3-pl",
            "v2.0.1-pl"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-9069.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:11.408926945Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/",
        "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13423"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-9069",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 381390,
  "published_at": "2017-05-18T16:29:00.22+00:00"
}