Description
Camaleon CMS is a dynamic and advanced content management system based on Ruby on Rails. A path traversal vulnerability accessible via MediaController's download_private_file method allows authenticated users to download any file on the web server Camaleon CMS is running on (depending on the file permissions). This issue may lead to Information Disclosure. This issue has been addressed in release version 2.8.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.7/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| owen2345 | camaleon-cms | < 2.8.2 |
| tuzitio | camaleon_cms | < 2.8.2 |
References
- https://codeql.github.com/codeql-query-help/ruby/rb-path-injectionThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-cp65-5m9r-vc2cExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Path_TraversalIssue Tracking
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-182_GHSL-2024-186_Camaleon_CMS
- https://www.reddit.com/r/rails/comments/1exwtdm/camaleon_cms_281_has_been_releasedPatch
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 18, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified