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CVE-2009-2265
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FCKeditor before 2.6.4.1 allow remote attackers to create executable files in arbitrary…
High7.5EPSS 83.9%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 83.9% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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References (14)
- ADV-2009-1825 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-007.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=695430 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 35909 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1836 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-7761 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 35833 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1813 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [Zope-dev] 20090706 zope.html with FCKEditor security fix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1022513 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6724 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20090703 [oCERT-2009-007] FCKeditor input sanitization errors (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-7794 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163271/Adobe-ColdFusion-8-Remote-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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