What is GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f?

GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. MODX Revolution allows overwriting .htaccess

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f cover?

GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2017-9069. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f?

GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f?

GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f affects 1 product, including: composer/modx/revolution:\u003c 2.5.7.

GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34fHighCVSS 8.8

MODX Revolution allows overwriting .htaccess

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 17, 2022

Last Modified

April 22, 2025

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2017-9069 →

📋 Description

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.

🎯 Affected products1

composer/modx/revolution:< 2.5.7

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9069
https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13423
https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f