Sigma rule: CVE-2010-5278 Exploitation Attempt

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-cdacf2f4e38c, updated 2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
CVE-2010-5278 Exploitation Attempt
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Subhash Popuri (@pbssubhash)
Date
2021-08-25
Modified
2023-01-02
File
rules-emerging-threats/2010/Exploits/CVE-2010-5278/web_cve_2010_5278_exploitation_attempt.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

MODx manager - Local File Inclusion:Directory traversal vulnerability in manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl, and possibly earlier,
when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the class_key parameter.

Log source

category
webserver

Detection

selection:
    cs-uri-query|contains: /manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php?class_key=../../../../../../../../../../windows/win.ini%00
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Scanning from Nuclei
  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.t1190
  • cve.2010-5278
  • detection.emerging-threats

CVEs this rule names

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2010/Exploits/CVE-2010-5278/web_cve_2010_5278_exploitation_attempt.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "CVE-2010-5278 Exploitation Attempt" by Subhash Popuri (@pbssubhash) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2010/Exploits/CVE-2010-5278/web_cve_2010_5278_exploitation_attempt.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: CVE-2010-5278 Exploitation Attempt",
entity page, dataset version ref-cdacf2f4e38c, updated 2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a4a899e8-fd7a-49dd-b5a8-7044def72d61 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a4a899e8-fd7a-49dd-b5a8-7044def72d61, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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