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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-6178 · published 19 February 2009

CVE-2008-6178: Fckeditor code injection vulnerability

Fckeditor · Fckeditor

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.8% · top 5.5% CWE-94 · Code injection
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
7.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33973 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31812 Exploit
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 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31812 Exploit
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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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-6178), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.