# CVE-2007-3163: File upload in n/a

> Remote attackers can upload arbitrary PHP files via alternate data stream syntax in FCKeditor, leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g6mx-39hp-44rm

## What is CVE-2007-3163?

CVE-2007-3163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the filemanager in Frederico Caldeira Knabben FCKeditor 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary .php files via an alternate data stream syntax, as demonstrated by .php::$DATA filenames, a related issue to CVE-2006-0658.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3163?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Frederico Caldeira Knabben Fckeditor.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-3163?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-3163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-3163 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-3163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3163/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3163/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3163
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3163
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3163

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