VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-6178

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability7.81%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-02-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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