Camaleon CMS before 2.9.2 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in Admin::CategoriesController that allows authenticated users to modify unauthorized categories by referencing arbitrary category IDs. Users authorized for one post type can send update or destroy requests pairing another category ID with their authorized post_type_id to rename or delete categories.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
owen2345 Camaleon CMS unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 2.9.2

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References
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https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/blob/2.9.1/app/controllers/camaleon_cms/admin/categories_controller.rb cve-icon
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/fa465e994bcbf4e7be4605853c204b73dea7bbc5 cve-icon
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1148 cve-icon
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/releases/tag/2.9.2 cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camaleon-cms-before-2.9.2-idor-via-admin-categoriescontroller cve-icon
History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description Camaleon CMS before 2.9.2 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in Admin::CategoriesController that allows authenticated users to modify unauthorized categories by referencing arbitrary category IDs. Users authorized for one post type can send update or destroy requests pairing another category ID with their authorized post_type_id to rename or delete categories.
Title Camaleon CMS before 2.9.2 IDOR via Admin::CategoriesController
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T14:28:55.035Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T12:42:11.936Z

Link: CVE-2026-120430

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