Camaleon CMS - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Comments
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
In Camaleon CMS application, versions 0.0.1 to 2.6.0 are vulnerable to stored XSS, that allows an unauthenticated attacker to store malicious scripts in the comments section of the post. These scripts are executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the malicious comment.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| owen2345 | camaleon_cms | 0.0.1 and later; up to 2.6.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | camaleon_cms (RubyGems) | 0.0.1 to before 2.6.0.1 | 2.6.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-x78v-4fvj-rg9j |
- camaleon_cms Vendorowen2345 Affected 0.0.1 and later; up to 2.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- camaleon_cms (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 0.0.1 to before 2.6.0.1 Fixed in 2.6.0.1 Patch available GHSA-x78v-4fvj-rg9j
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-x78v-4fvj-rg9j camaleon_cms (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.6.0.1 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
camaleon_cms unspecified
4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-07976 Camaleon CMS - Insufficient Session Expiration after Password ChangePriority HIGH 73
- TI-2021-07978 Camaleon CMS - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Media Upload FeaturePriority MEDIUM 56
- TI-2021-07977 Camaleon CMS - SVG File Upload Creates DoS for Media Upload FeaturePriority MEDIUM 53
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25969
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x78v-4fvj-rg9j
References
More owen2345 Camaleon Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-14148 Camaleon CMS v2.7.0 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI)… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-31375 Arbitrary file write leading to RCE in Camaleon CMS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-07976 Camaleon CMS - Insufficient Session Expiration after Password Change CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-31376 Arbitrary path traversal in Camaleon CMS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2021-07978 Camaleon CMS - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Media Upload Feature CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2024-32457 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in camaleon-cms v.2.7.5 allows remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-25969 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-25969 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x78v-4fvj-rg9j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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