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CVE-2009-2265

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FCKeditor before 2.6.4.1 allow remote attackers...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

83.9%Down 8.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2009-2265
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-2265
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2261 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2009-2261
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4849-cfqq-r8pq No score

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FCKeditor before 2.6.4.1 allow remote attackers...

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.

Record
GHSA-4849-cfqq-r8pq
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
fckeditor
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:2.6.2-1lenny1, plus listed versions
1:2.6.2-1
1:2.6.2-1lenny1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
MetasploitColdFusion 8.0.1 Arbitrary File Upload and Execute2009-07-03
Exploit-DBColdFusion 8.0.1 - Arbitrary File Upload / Execution (Metasploit)2010-11-24
PoC in GitHubzaphoxx/zaphoxx-coldfusion2020-10-02
Exploit-DBAdobe ColdFusion 8 - Remote Command Execution (RCE)2021-06-24
PoC in GitHubh3x0v3rl0rd/CVE-2009-22652021-07-15
PoC in GitHubp1ckzi/CVE-2009-22652022-01-14
PoC in GitHub0xDTC/Adobe-ColdFusion-8-RCE-CVE-2009-22652024-12-18
PoC in GitHubnika0x38/CVE-2009-22652025-09-27
PoC in GitHubmatesz44/CVE-2009-22652026-01-12
PoC in GitHubhd-exe/CVE-2009-2265-fix2026-09-15

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, exploits, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

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In short

CVE-2009-2265 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Fckeditor, published July 5, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 83.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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