CVE-2021-47751

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.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://phphtmledit.com/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50994
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cuteeditor-for-php-directory-traversal
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50994

Configurations

No configuration.

History

14 Jan 2026, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50994 -~~	() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50994 -

13 Jan 2026, 23:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-13 23:15

Updated : 2026-01-14 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2021-47751

Mitre link : CVE-2021-47751

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-47751

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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