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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.001
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.