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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-10038

Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted dir parameter, related to browser/directory/remove.

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CVE-2016-10038

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Dec 2016, 11:59 UTC

Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted dir parameter, related to browser/directory/remove.

osv:CVE-2016-10038
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10038",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2016-10038",
    "summary": "Directory traversal in /connectors/index.php in MODX Revolution before 2.5.2-pl allows remote attackers to perform local file inclusion/traversal/manipulation via a crafted dir parameter, related to browser/directory/remove.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-10038",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2016-10038",
      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "11d155db1dbb1f764f0ed22d100cc080172f6211"
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "0"
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                        "last_affected": "2.5.1-pl"
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
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          "versions": [
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            "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",
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            "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": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:46:49.332291822Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/v2.5.2-pl/core/docs/changelog.txt",
        "https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13177"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2016-10038",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379336,
  "published_at": "2016-12-24T11:59:00.193+00:00"
}