CVE-2008-6178
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in editor/filemanager/browser/default/connectors/php/connector.php in FCKeditor 2.2, as used in…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 7.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Falt4 CMS RC4 - 'FCKeditor' Arbitrary File Upload (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 8060webapps, phppublished 16 Feb 2009Verified
- Nuke ET 3.4 - 'FCKeditor' Arbitrary File Upload (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 6783webapps, phppublished 18 Oct 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 8060 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.8% · top 5.3% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- 31812 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 33973 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0447 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- falt4-fckeditor-file-upload(48769) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 8060 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-6148 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-6178)Record last updated .