{"id":"GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f","summary":"MODX Revolution allows overwriting .htaccess","details":"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.","aliases":["CVE-2017-9069"],"modified":"2025-04-22T19:27:13.623238Z","published":"2022-05-17T02:43:14Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2025-04-22T18:43:38Z","nvd_published_at":"2017-05-18T16:29:00Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-434"],"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9069"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/13423"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://citadelo.com/en/2017/04/modx-revolution-cms"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/modxcms/revolution"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"modx/revolution","ecosystem":"Packagist","purl":"pkg:composer/modx/revolution"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.7"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f/GHSA-23gj-x27g-r34f.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}