CVE-2021-47751

CuteEditor for PHP 6.6 - Directory Traversal

Published Jan 13, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cutesoft
Cutesoft cute Editor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cutesoft:cute_editor:*:*:*:*:*:asp.net:*:*
Vendors & Products Cutesoft
Cutesoft cute Editor
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

cvssV3_1

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Phphtmledit rich Text Editor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phphtmledit:rich_text_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phphtmledit rich Text Editor
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Phphtmledit
Phphtmledit cuteeditor
Vendors & Products Phphtmledit
Phphtmledit cuteeditor
Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 28, 2026, 1:47 AM
Reserved
Jan 10, 2026, 1:48 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 13, 2026, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:18 AM