CVE-2008-6178 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in editor/filemanager/browser/default/connectors/php/connector.php in FCKeditor 2.2, as used in Falt4 CMS, Nuke ET, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by creating a file with PHP sequences preceded by a ZIP header, uploading this file via a FileUpload action with the application/zip content type, and then accessing this file via a direct request to the file in UserFiles/File/, probably a related issue to CVE-2005-4094. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.81% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-02-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| fckeditor | fckeditor |
| phplist | phplist |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Falt4 CMS RC4 - 'FCKeditor' Arbitrary File Upload | 2009-02-16 |
| exploit-db | Nuke ET 3.4 - 'FCKeditor' Arbitrary File Upload | 2008-10-18 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33973
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31812
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0447
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48769
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8060
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33973
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31812
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0447
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48769
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8060
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