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>> FCKeditor File Upload Functionality Extension Handling Security Bypass
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Title : FCKeditor File Upload Functionality Extension Handling Security Bypass
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0502
CVE ID : CVE-2006-0658
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-02-10
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A vulnerability has been identified in FCKeditor, which could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass security restrictions. This flaw is due to an error in the file uploads functionality (not enabled by default) that fails to properly validate file extensions, which could be exploited by remote attackers to upload a malicious PHP file and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
Affected Products
FCKeditor version 2.2 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to FCKeditor version 2.3 Beta :
http://www.fckeditor.net/download/default.html
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0502
Credits
Vulnerability reported by rgod
ChangeLog
2006-02-10 : Initial release
2006-06-02 : Updated Solution
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