# CVE-2025-65838: PublicCMS V5.202506.b is vulnerable to path traversal via the doUploadSitefile method.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-65838-publiccms-v5-202506-b-is-vulnerable-to-path-traversal-via-the  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-65838 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2025-12-01

PublicCMS V5.202506.b is vulnerable to path traversal via the doUploadSitefile method.

Technologies: [PublicCMS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/publiccms-publiccms). Vendors: [PublicCMS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/publiccms).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-65838 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-65838 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-65838?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 1 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** PublicCMS. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-65838?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-65838?** Check whether you run PublicCMS. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- PublicCMS

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