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high 7.5

CVE-2008-6178 json

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in editor/filemanager/browser/default/connectors/php/connector.php in FCKeditor 2.2, as used in Falt…

published 2009-02-19 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6148

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.8%
EPSS 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6783)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-8060 Falt4 CMS RC4 - 'FCKeditor' Arbitrary File Upload webapps, 2009-02-16
  • EDB-6783 Nuke ET 3.4 - 'FCKeditor' Arbitrary File Upload webapps, 2008-10-18
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31812 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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