# CVE-2023-5022: DedeCMS select_templets_post.php absolute path traversal

> Attackers can exploit absolute path traversal in DedeCMS to read arbitrary files from the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j495-3vfg-6j5m

## What is CVE-2023-5022?

CVE-2023-5022 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dedecms Dedecms, published on 17 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-36 (Absolute Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5022?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dedecms Dedecms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5022?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5022 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5022 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dedecms Dedecms

- [CVE-2026-30643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30643/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-30694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30694/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-35510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35510/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-35375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35375/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29661](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29661/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5022 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5022 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dedecms Dedecms, published on 17 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dedecms Dedecms. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5022/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5022/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5022
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5022
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5022

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5022/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.