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Vulnerability · CVE-2009-2265

fckeditor fckeditor Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published Jul 5, 2009 · catalog updated Jul 5, 2009 · fckeditor fckeditor Improper Limitation

Patch now

CVE-2009-2265 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm fckeditor fckeditor Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
83.74%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor fckeditor fckeditor

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. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • vendor fckeditor fckeditorversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2009-2265

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2009-2265 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm fckeditor fckeditor Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 83.74%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 5, 2009 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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. Initial-access exploit intel

  2. Jul 5, 2009 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2009-2265

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2009-2265

    30-day exploitation probability 83.7%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2009-2265

    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

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.