# CVE-2026-5203: CMS Made Simple UserGuide Module XML Import class.UserGuideImporterExporter.php \_copyFilesToFolder 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
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2026-03-31 · Updated: 2026-03-31

## Affected

- n/a CMS Made Simple: 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9, 2.2.10, 2.2.11, 2.2.12, 2.2.13, 2.2.14, 2.2.15, 2.2.16, 2.2.17, 2.2.18, 2.2.19, 2.2.20, 2.2.21, 2.2.22

## Description

A vulnerability was found in CMS Made Simple up to 2.2.22. This impacts the function _copyFilesToFolder in the library modules/UserGuide/lib/class.UserGuideImporterExporter.php of the component UserGuide Module XML Import. The manipulation results in path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. This issue has been reported early to the project. They confirmed, that "this has already been discovered and fixed for the next release."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a CMS Made Simple, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/354331
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/354331/cti
- https://vuldb.com/submit/772855
- https://drive.proton.me/urls/Q0JHZ339BW#X9P2G3Guwvwa
- https://github.com/CaginKyr/CVE-2026-5203

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