Cameleon CMS 2.7.4 Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting via Post Creation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cameleon CMS 2.7.4 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts into post titles. Attackers can create posts with embedded SVG scripts that execute when other users mouse over the post title, potentially stealing session cookies and executing arbitrary JavaScript.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53936
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-492m-wpjc-qpc3
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
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-2023-53936 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53936 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-492m-wpjc-qpc3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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