Camaleon CMS - SVG File Upload Creates DoS for Media Upload Feature
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-248.
Summary
In Camaleon CMS, versions 2.0.1 to 2.6.0 are vulnerable to an Uncaught Exception. The app's media upload feature crashes permanently when an attacker with a low privileged access uploads a specially crafted .svg file
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 | 2.0.1 and later; up to 2.6.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | camaleon_cms (RubyGems) | 2.0.1 to before 2.6.0.1 | 2.6.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r2w2-h6r8-3r53 |
- camaleon_cms Vendorowen2345 Affected 2.0.1 and later; up to 2.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- camaleon_cms (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.0.1 to before 2.6.0.1 Fixed in 2.6.0.1 Patch available GHSA-r2w2-h6r8-3r53
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-r2w2-h6r8-3r53 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-2021-07975 Camaleon CMS - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in CommentsPriority MEDIUM 60
- TI-2021-07978 Camaleon CMS - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Media Upload FeaturePriority MEDIUM 56
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25971
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2w2-h6r8-3r53
References
Advisory 2
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-2021-07975 Camaleon CMS - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Comments CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-07978 Camaleon CMS - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Media Upload Feature CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2021-25971 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-25971 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r2w2-h6r8-3r53 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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