MODx thumbnail.php file include

modx-thumbnail-file-include (29989)

Medium Risk

Description:

MODx could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the thumbnail.php script using the base_path parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	7
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial
Temporal Score:	5.7
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Unavailable
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of MODx (0.9.2.2 or later), available from the MODx Web site. See References.

References:

• MODx Web site: MODx Content Management System | Home.
• BID-20898: Modx CMS Thumbnail.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
• CVE-2006-5730: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in manager/media/browser/mcpuk/connectors/php/Commands/Thumbnail.php in Modx CMS 0.9.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the base_path parameter. NOTE: it is possible that this is a vulnerability in FCKeditor.
• OSVDB ID: 30186: MODx Thumbnail.php base_path Variable Remote File Inclusion
• SA22675: MODx "base_path" File Inclusion Vulnerability
• VUPEN/ADV-2006-4346: MODx base_path Parameter Handling Remote PHP File Inclusion Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

• MODx CMS MODx 0.9.2.1

Reported:

Nov 03, 2006

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