Path Traversal in Fckeditor
CVE-2009-2265
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FCKeditor before 2.6.4.1 allow remote attackers to create executable files in arbitrary directories via directory traversal sequences in the input to unspecified connector modules, as exploited in the wild for remote code execution in July 2009, related to the file browser and the editor/filemanager/connectors/ directory.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.837 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.837 · newest: 0.837 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fckeditor — versions 2.0, 2.0_fc, 2.0_rc2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1825 (vdb-entry)
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-007.html (Patch)
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php
- secunia.com/advisories/35909 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1836 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00710.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35833 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1813 (vdb-entry)
- mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/2009-July/037195.html (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-2265?
- CVE-2009-2265 is a vulnerability in Fckeditor, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2009-07-05.
- Is CVE-2009-2265 known to be exploited?
- 35 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.