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MODX Revolution version <=2.6.4 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in…

Priority HIGH 67CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

MODX Revolution version <=2.6.4 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Filtering user parameters before passing them into phpthumb class that can result in Creating file with custom a filename and content. This attack appear to be exploitable via Web request. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in commit 06bc94257408f6a575de20ddb955aca505ef6e68.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.64088 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed modx/revolution (Packagist): 2.7.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—modx/revolution (Packagist)before 2.7.02.7.0Patch availableGHSA-m899-6mh4-mpc5
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • modx/revolution (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.0 Fixed in 2.7.0 Patch available GHSA-m899-6mh4-mpc5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6.4VulnerableModx
  • cpe:2.3:a:modx:modx_revolution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.4 Vulnerable ·Modx

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-m899-6mh4-mpc5 modx/revolution (Packagist) Fixed in 2.7.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000207
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m899-6mh4-mpc5

References

  • TI-2017-04994 setup/templates/findcore.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-04991 setup/controllers/welcome.php in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and earlier allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-15872 A XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in the modRestServiceRequest… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2017-06532 In MODX Revolution before 2.5.7, a user with file upload permissions is able to execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04993 The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-04992 The (1) update and (2) package-installation features in MODX Revolution 2.5.4-pl and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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