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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00193.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://phphtmledit.com/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50994 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cuteeditor-for-php-directory-traversal cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Phphtmledit
Phphtmledit cuteeditor
Vendors & Products Phphtmledit
Phphtmledit cuteeditor

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title CuteEditor for PHP 6.6 - Directory Traversal
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-13T22:51:39.055Z

Reserved: 2026-01-10T13:48:08.268Z

Link: CVE-2021-47751

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-13T23:15:49.273

Modified: 2026-01-14T16:25:12.057

Link: CVE-2021-47751

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Updated: 2026-01-14T11:07:55Z

Weaknesses