Is CVE-2008-6178 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6178 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6178?

CVE-2008-6178 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2008-6178?

Patch guidance is available from fckeditor security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-6178.

CVE-2008-6178 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2008-6178?

11 products: fckeditor fckeditor, fckeditor fckeditor, fckeditor fckeditor, fckeditor fckeditor, fckeditor fckeditor, and 6 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-94 · Code Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FCKEDITOR
Published: 2/19/2009
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD