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TITLE:
Knowledgeroot Knowledgebase FCKeditor File Upload Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39690

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39690/

DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been discovered in Knowledgeroot Knowledgebase,
which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

Access to the enabled FCKeditor component is not properly restricted,
which can be exploited to e.g upload files of certain types.

The security issue is confirmed in version 0.9.9.5. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the
extension/fckeditor/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors directory
(e.g. via .htaccess)

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
eidelweiss

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