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.
History

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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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'}


Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Phphtmledit rich Text Editor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phphtmledit:rich_text_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phphtmledit rich Text Editor

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

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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

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

Updated: 2026-02-02T15:58:16.817Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-47751

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-14T15:54:48.587Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-02-02T16:16:14.523

Link: CVE-2021-47751

cve-icon Redhat

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