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."
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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CaginKyr/CVE-2026-5203 ★ 0 · May 18, 2026
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- VDB-354331 | CMS Made Simple UserGuide Module XML Import class.UserGuideImporterExporter.php _copyFilesToFolder path traversal vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-354331 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #772855 | CMSMadeSimple CMS Made Simple (CMSMS) 2.2.22 and old versions modules/UserGuide/lib/class.UserGuideImporterExporter.php third-party-advisory
- https://drive.proton.me/urls/Q0JHZ339BW#X9P2G3Guwvwa exploit