CVE-2009-2265

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 93.44% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1825 vdb entry
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-007.html patch
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=695430
http://secunia.com/advisories/35909 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1836 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00710.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35833 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1813 vdb entry
http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/2009-July/037195.html mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022513 vdb entry
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6724
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504721/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00750.html vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163271/Adobe-ColdFusion-8-Remote-Command-Execution.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2265?
CVE-2009-2265 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2265?
To fix CVE-2009-2265, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2265 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2265 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~93% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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