CVE-2021-47751

HIGH

7.5

Description

CuteEditor for PHP (now referred to as Rich Text Editor) 6.6 contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the browse template feature that allows attackers to write files to arbitrary web root directories. Attackers can exploit the ServerMapPath() function by renaming uploaded HTML files using directory traversal sequences to write files outside the intended template directory.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published1/13/2026

Last Modified2/2/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

phphtmledit:rich_text_editor

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

http://phphtmledit.com/(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50994(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cuteeditor-for-php-directory-traversal(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50994(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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