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TI-2009-02160 Aliases CVE-2009-2265GHSA-4849-cfqq-r8pq

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FCKeditor before 2.6.4.1 allow remote…

Priority HIGH 74CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.83865 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6.4VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0_fc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_fcVulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_rc2VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0rc2VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0rc3VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableFckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.4 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0_fc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_fc Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_rc2 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0rc2 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.0rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0rc3 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3 betaVulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.3VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.1VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.3VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5 betaVulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.2VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.3VulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.3 betaVulnerableFckeditor
cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.4 betaVulnerableFckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 beta Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 beta Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 beta Vulnerable ·Fckeditor
  • cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:2.6.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.4 beta Vulnerable ·Fckeditor

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2265
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4849-cfqq-r8pq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 6

  • TI-2008-05871 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-00637 Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in connector.php in FCKeditor 2.0 and 2.2, as used in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-00896 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in connector.php in FCKeditor 2.0 FC, as… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2005-00563 Unknown vulnerability in FCKeditor 2.0 RC2, when used with PHP-Nuke, allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-02460 editor/filemanager/upload/php/upload.php in FCKeditor before 2.3 Beta, when the upload… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2009-02215 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in FCKeditor before 2.6.4.1 allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
See all 7 →

Sources

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