MODX Revolution up to 2.6.4 Access Control phpthumb Web Request access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MODX Revolution up to 2.6.4. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function phpthumb of the component Access Control. This manipulation as part of Web Request causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1000207. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MODX Revolution up to 2.6.4 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function phpthumb of the component Access Control. The manipulation as part of a Web Request leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 07/18/2018. The weakness was shared 07/13/2018 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1000207 since 07/13/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Applying the patch 06bc94257408f6a575de20ddb955aca505ef6e68 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (45055). The entry VDB-121400 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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D2Sec: MODX Revolution < 2.6.4 File Upload

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 06bc94257408f6a575de20ddb955aca505ef6e68
Suricata ID: 2025930
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: modx.com

Advisory: 06bc94257408f6a575de20ddb955aca505ef6e68
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1000207 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1000207
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121399
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2018 01:01
Updated: 04/09/2023 08:09
Changes: 07/14/2018 01:01 (67), 03/04/2020 16:07 (5), 04/09/2023 08:08 (5), 04/09/2023 08:09 (1)
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