Vulnerability · Published Mar 14, 2025 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2025-2304Camaleon CMS Privilege Escalation
Critical 9.4
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in camaleon-cms from owen2345. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A Privilege Escalation through a Mass Assignment exists in Camaleon CMS When a user wishes to change his password, the 'updated_ajax' method of the UsersController is called. The vulnerability stems from the use of the dangerous permit! method, which allows all parameters to pass through without any filtering.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | camaleon_cms | 2.9.1 | GHSA-rp28-mvq3-wf8j |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| owen2345 | camaleon-cms | see references |
Weakness: CWE-915 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H