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Vulnerability · CVE-2018-1000207

modx modx_revolution Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Published Sep 26, 2018 · catalog updated Sep 26, 2018 · modx modx_revolution Incorrect Permission

Patch now

CVE-2018-1000207 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm modx modx_revolution Incorrect Permission against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (modx modx_revolution Incorrect Permission).
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
64.09%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated modx_revolution · vendor modx modx_revolution

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated modx_revolution<= 2.6.4
  • vendor modx modx_revolutionversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2018-1000207

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2018-1000207 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm modx modx_revolution Incorrect Permission against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 2.6.4. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 64.09%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 26, 2018 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.

  2. Sep 26, 2018 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-1000207

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-1000207

    30-day exploitation probability 64.1%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-1000207

    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 v

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.