# CVE-2024-3686: DedeCMS update\_guide.php path traversal

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-15

## Affected

- n/a DedeCMS: 5.7.112-UTF8

## Description

A vulnerability has been found in DedeCMS 5.7.112-UTF8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file update_guide.php. The manipulation of the argument files leads to path traversal: '../filedir'. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-260473 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## 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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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.260473
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.260473
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.309454
- https://github.com/Echosssy/CVE/blob/main/Dedecms%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E7%89%88%E4%BB%BB%E6%84%8F%E6%96%87%E4%BB%B6%E5%88%A0%E9%99%A4%E7%BB%95%E8%BF%87.pdf

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