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CVE-2009-2265

85
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2265 describes multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FCKeditor versions prior to 2.6.4.1, specifically impacting its file browser and connector modules. This flaw allows remote attackers to upload and create executable files in arbitrary directories, leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) and an EPSS score of 0.93, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially resulting in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Exploitation was observed in the wild in July 2009, and Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries confirm readily available exploit code, despite a lack of recent community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0_fcCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0_fc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0_rc2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0rc2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
83.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: ColdFusion 8.0.1 Arbitrary File Upload and Execute · Jul 3, 2009
ExploitDB: EDB-50057 · Jun 24, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8387 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-2265Important

moin: embedded fckeditor multiple directory traversal vulns

Jul 3, 2009

References

isc.sans.org / diary.html
mail.zope.org / pipermail/zope-dev/2009-July/037195.html
packetstormsecurity.com / files/163271/Adobe-ColdFusion-8-Remote-Command-Execution.html
secunia.com / advisories/35833
secunia.com / advisories/35909
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00710.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00750.html
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1836
ocert.org / advisories/ocert-2009-007.html
Patch
securityfocus.com / archive/1/504721/100/0/threaded
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1813
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1825