CVE-2026-120429
What it is
Camaleon CMS before 2.9.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in Admin::MediaController that allows low-privileged authenticated users to bypass the role-based Media permission. Attackers can POST to /admin/media/upload to store files, read private media via download_private_file, and use crop with saved_avatar to change other users' avatars.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.1 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-862 · Missing authorization
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/7fe4fa0bf99256dfe32b5f674baf4f771606549e
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1147
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/releases/tag/2.9.2
References
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/blob/2.9.1/app/controllers/camaleon_cms/admin/media_controller.rb
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/7fe4fa0bf99256dfe32b5f674baf4f771606549e
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1147
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/releases/tag/2.9.2
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camaleon-cms-before-2.9.2-missing-authorization-via-admin-mediacontroller