# CVE-2007-5156: Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in editor/filemanager/upload/php/upload.php in FCKeditor, as used in SiteX CMS 0.7.3.beta, La-Nai CMS, Sy

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-10-01 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in editor/filemanager/upload/php/upload.php in FCKeditor, as used in SiteX CMS 0.7.3.beta, La-Nai CMS, Syntax CMS, Cardinal Cms, and probably other products, allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via a file whose name contains ".php." and has an unknown extension, which is recognized as a .php file by the Apache HTTP server, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0658 and CVE-2006-2529.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30677
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=743930
- http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/1325
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5688
- http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-57.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29422
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42733
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5618
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44455
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42425
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=546000
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27123
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3182
- http://dev.fckeditor.net/changeset/973
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480830/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27174
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3464
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3465
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/30677.php

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