Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in MODX Revolution

published 2022-02-26 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-j8jp-9x42-4pj5 , EUVD-2022-1069

cvss: 7.2; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 9.3%; EPSS 9.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

MODX Revolution through 2.8.3-pl allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Uploadable File Types setting can be changed by an administrator.

Timeline

2022-02-26 Published
2023-03-25 First public exploit (EDB-51059)

Exploit prediction

9.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-51059 MODX Revolution v2.8.3-pl - Authenticated Remote Code Execution webapps, 2023-03-25
github.com https://github.com/sartlabs/0days/blob/main/Modx/Exploit.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	modx/revolution	<=2.8.3-pl	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

github.com /sartlabs/0days/blob/main/Modx/Exploit.txt
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
packetstormsecurity.com /files/171488/MODX-Revolution-2.8.3-pl-Remote-Code-Execution.html
web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26149
advisory
github.com /modxcms/revolution
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary