CVE-2008-0094

Exp

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in MODx Content Management System 0.9.6.1 allow remote attackers to (1) include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the as_language parameter to assets/snippets/AjaxSearch/AjaxSearch.php, reached through index-ajax.php; and (2) read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to assets/js/htcmime.php.

Published: 2008-01-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0094 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.77%, 93th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0094

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
30968 exploit_db edb 2008-01-02 Exploit-DB ↗
30969 exploit_db edb 2008-01-02 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0094

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-25 9.22% 9.77% +0.55%
2 2026-01-05 9.04% 9.22% +0.17%
3 2025-08-10 — 9.04% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0094

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0094

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0094

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
modxcms modxcms 0.9.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0094

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