55684 : FCKeditor Connector Modules CurrentFolder Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Upload
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2009-07-03	2009-07-06

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-2265" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Uncoordinated Disclosure, Discovered in the Wild
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade FCKeditor to version 2.6.4.1, 3.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Additionally, the following packages integrate FCKeditor and have released new versions:
ClanSphere - 2009.0.2
Dokeos - 1.8
eGroupWare - 1.6.002
knowledgeroot - 0.9.9.1

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1022513
CVE ID: 2009-2265 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 35712 35731 35765 35833 35909
Metasploit ID: 55684
Related OSVDB ID: 55685
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2009-1813 ADV-2009-1825
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0020.html
Other Advisory URL: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6724
http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/2009-July/037195.html
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=695430
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1836
http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Security#Dokeos_1.8
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-007.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2009/msg00150.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00710.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00750.html

Tools & Filters

	39806

Credit

Vinny Guido - bigvinhushmail.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-07-06 | Disagree?

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