Path Traversal in Phphtmledit Cuteeditor
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.007 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Phphtmledit Cuteeditor — versions 0
- Phphtmledit Rich_text_editor
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ExploitDB-50994 (Exploit, exploit)
- Vendor Homepage (Product, product)
- VulnCheck Advisory: CuteEditor for PHP 6.6 - Directory Traversal (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-47751?
- CVE-2021-47751 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phphtmledit Cuteeditor, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-01-13.
- How severe is CVE-2021-47751?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.