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CVE-2024-46987: Camaleon CMS vulnerable to arbitrary path traversal (GHSL-2024-183)

September 18, 2024 (updated April 17, 2025)

A path traversal vulnerability accessible via MediaController’s download_private_file method allows authenticated users to download any file on the web server Camaleon CMS is running on (depending on the file permissions).

References

  • codeql.github.com/codeql-query-help/ruby/rb-path-injection
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-cp65-5m9r-vc2c
  • github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms
  • github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/071b1b09d6d61ab02a5960b1ccafd9d9c2155a3e
  • github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-cp65-5m9r-vc2c
  • github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/camaleon_cms/CVE-2024-46987.yml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46987
  • owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Path_Traversal
  • securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-182_GHSL-2024-186_Camaleon_CMS
  • www.reddit.com/r/rails/comments/1exwtdm/camaleon_cms_281_has_been_released

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.8.1

Fixed versions

  • 2.8.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.8.1 or above.

Impact 7.7 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

gem/camaleon_cms/CVE-2024-46987.yml

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