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MODxCMS
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Directory Traversal
22
CWE
Product Name: MODxCMS
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2005

MODxCMS Directory Traversal Vulnerability

MODxCMS is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files from the vulnerable system in the context of the affected application. Information obtained may aid attackers in further attacks.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to prevent directory traversal attacks. Sanitize user-supplied input to prevent malicious input from being passed to the application.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17533/info

MODxCMS is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input. 

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files from the vulnerable system in the context of the affected application. Information obtained may aid attackers in further attacks.

http://www.example.com/[modx_dir]/index.php?id=[parameter][reverse_derectory]%00