CVE-2021-47751 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in CuteEditor for PHP (Rich Text Editor) version 6.6. This flaw allows attackers to write files to arbitrary web root directories by manipulating the ServerMapPath() function during HTML file uploads. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on integrity, requiring no user interaction or privileges. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phphtmledit:rich_text_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.