# CVE-2026-100372: ClipBucket v5 before 5.5.3-#197 Path Traversal via template\_editor.php

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.5.3-#197
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-06

## Affected

- MacWarrior clipbucket-v5: fixed in 5.5.3-#197

## Description

ClipBucket v5 before 5.5.3-#197 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the admin template editor that allows authenticated administrators to overwrite PHP files by supplying directory traversal sequences in the folder parameter. Attackers with manage_template_access permission can traverse outside the layout directory to modify executable PHP files and achieve remote code execution as the web server user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MacWarrior clipbucket-v5, upgrade to a fixed version (5.5.3-#197) per the references below.
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## References

- https://hackmd.io/@leediay/S1AIRjzqfx
- https://github.com/MacWarrior/clipbucket-v5/commit/f31de49b2194482ffef7147aa1e9b1c8f0f04eb7
- https://github.com/MacWarrior/clipbucket-v5/blob/61cce55ab26ef88fb782dfde47b44c17c56978cd/upload/admin_area/template_editor.php#L44-L69
- https://github.com/MacWarrior/clipbucket-v5/releases/tag/5.5.3-%23197
- https://github.com/MacWarrior/clipbucket-v5
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/clipbucket-v5-before-5.5.3-197-path-traversal-via-template-editor-php

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