MEDIUM
FCKeditor.Java 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed request parameter that contains "ctrl" characters
Published May 26, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.56%
Description
FCKeditor.Java 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed request parameter that contains "ctrl" characters.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.56% 0.02565
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02565
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02565) | 84.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02565) | 83.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.80% (0.01798) | 81.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.41% (0.04407) | 92.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.26% (0.03257) | 89.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/3902 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://java.fckeditor.net/changes-report.html#a2.4.2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35870 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=697258 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.osvdb.org/56060 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35709 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51738 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/3902 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://java.fckeditor.net/changes-report.html#a2.4.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35870 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=697258 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/56060 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35709 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51738 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 26, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 26, 2010
Link CVE-2009-4875
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a