CVE-2026-116009

Camaleon CMS before 2.9.3 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows users with only the media permission to write arbitrary files by supplying ../ sequences in the name parameter. Attackers can send a base64 data: URI to the crop_url media action to write an ERB template into a theme's views directory, which executes when rendered.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/blob/2.9.2/app/helpers/camaleon_cms/uploader_helper.rb#L277-L287
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/430cce27ea63a397a7b7fa0260b4ec2128ea63fd
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1201
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1211
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/releases/tag/2.9.3
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camaleon-cms-before-2.9.3-path-traversal-rce-via-media-crop-url-action

Configurations

No configuration.

History

26 Oct 2026, 18:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~{'url': 'https://gist.github.com/lukmanazri/b7e76a1ddc84dc977800013c53f671b5', 'source': 'disclosure@vulncheck.com'}~~

24 Oct 2026, 12:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-24 12:16

Updated : 2026-10-29 19:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-116009

Mitre link : CVE-2026-116009

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-116009

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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