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CVE-2021-47751 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50994	CISA-ADP	Exploit
http://phphtmledit.com/	[email protected]	Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50994	[email protected]	Exploit
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cuteeditor-for-php-directory-traversal	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
phphtmledit rich text editor	<= 6.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:phphtmledit:rich_text_editor:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Feb 2, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 29, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 14, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jan 13, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]