# CVE-2026-108790: westboy CicadasCMS Backend Template Editor save TemplateController.save path traversal

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-12 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- westboy CicadasCMS: 2431154dac8d0735e04f1fd2a3c3556668fc8dab

## Description

A security flaw has been discovered in westboy CicadasCMS up to 2431154dac8d0735e04f1fd2a3c3556668fc8dab. This impacts the function TemplateController.save of the file /system/cms/template/save of the component Backend Template Editor. The manipulation results in path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. 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 westboy CicadasCMS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/416569
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/416569/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-108790
- https://vuldb.com/submit/959802
- https://github.com/wawyw/cve_report/blob/main/CicadasCMS_1.md

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