FCKeditor 'CurrentFolder' Parameter Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

BID:31812

Info

FCKeditor 'CurrentFolder' Parameter Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31812
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-6178
CVE-2009-2265
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 18 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 05 2016 10:01PM
Credit: EgiX and Batter
Vulnerable: Zope Zope.html 1.1
xtcModified eCommerce Shopsoftware xtcModified 1.04
Tru-Zone NukeET 3.4
PHPList PHPList 2.10.6
PHPList PHPList 2.10.5
PHPList PHPList 2.10.4
PHPList PHPList 2.10.3
PHPList PHPList 2.10.2
PHPList PHPList 2.10.1
PHP-Nuke PHP-Nuke 8.2
Nakid Nakid CMS 0.5.2
Knowledgeroot Knowledgebase 0.9.9 5
FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.6.4
FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.4.3
FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.0 rc3
FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.0 RC2
FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.3 beta
FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.2
Falt4 CMS Falt4 Extreme RC4
Dokeos Dokeos 1.8.6
Dokeos Dokeos 1.8.5
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Clansphere Clansphere 2009.0.1
Clansphere Clansphere 2008.2.1
Clansphere Clansphere 2009.0
Clansphere Clansphere 2008
Alexscriptengine News-Engine 1.5.1
Alexscriptengine Article-Engine 1.3
Adobe ColdFusion 8.0.1
Adobe ColdFusion 8.0
Not Vulnerable: Zope Zope.html 1.2
PHPList PHPList 2.10.7
FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.6.4 .1
Clansphere Clansphere 2009.0.2

Discussion

FCKeditor 'CurrentFolder' Parameter Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

FCKeditor is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers upload arbitrary files it fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to upload arbitrary code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation; other attacks are also possible.

Versions prior to FCKeditor 2.6.4.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

FCKeditor 'CurrentFolder' Parameter Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Attackers may exploit this issue via a browser.

Reports indicate that this issue is being exploited in the wild.

The following exploits are available:

Solution / Fix

FCKeditor 'CurrentFolder' Parameter Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.2

Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 5.0 m68k

Debian Linux 5.0 arm

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0

Debian Linux 5.0 amd64

FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.3 beta

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.0 rc3

FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.0 RC2

FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.4.3

FCKeditor FCKeditor 2.6.4

References

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