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CVE-2017-9069

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-05-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

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 products

• Modx Revolution: through 2.5.6

References

• https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/
• https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13423
• https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms/
• https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13423

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