CVE-2021-47751
MEDIUM EPSS 49.1%
Published Jan 13, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.3 CVSS 4.0
Published Jan 13, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
49.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| phphtmledit | rich_text_editor | * | ≤6.6 |
References 3
- phphtmledit.com http://phphtmledit.com/
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50994
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cuteeditor-for-php-directory-traversal
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.