CVE-2008-6178 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in FCKeditor 2.2, specifically within its connector.php script, affecting products like Falt4 CMS and Nuke ET. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading specially crafted files containing PHP sequences disguised with a ZIP header. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its exploitability, though it lacks significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0rc2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0rc3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.3beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.