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CVE-2024-46987: Arbitrary path traversal in Camaleon CMS

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 40/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Because a ready-made attack tool exists, priority is at least “Plan”.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 14.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 96.6% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: camaleon_cms (RubyGems) 2.8.1.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to camaleon_cms (RubyGems) 2.8.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Camaleon CMS is a dynamic and advanced content management system based on Ruby on Rails. 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). This issue may lead to Information Disclosure. This issue has been addressed in release version 2.8.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

HighCVSS 7.7 · v3.1—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Sep 18, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
14.5% · 96th percentile

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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
4 / 30 · 14.5%
Ready-made attack tool
6 / 40 · floor: at least 40

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.7
CNA · GitHub_M
7.7
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
tuzitiocamaleon cms

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • tuzitio camaleon cms2.8.0 and later · before 2.8.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • owen2345 camaleon-cms

    • < 2.8.2affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
RubyGemscamaleon_cmsbefore 2.8.12.8.1

Same product

tuzitio: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-30145Camaleon CMS v2.7.0 was discovered to contain a Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability via the formats parameter.
    53Plan
  • CVE-2024-46986Arbitrary file write leading to RCE in Camaleon CMS
    50Plan
  • CVE-2021-25970Camaleon CMS - Insufficient Session Expiration after Password Change
    35Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2021-25971Oct 20, 2021 · Camaleon CMS - SVG File Upload Creates DoS for Media Upload Feature
    17Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2021-25972Oct 20, 2021 · Camaleon CMS - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Media Upload Feature
    19Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-48652Oct 22, 2024 · Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in camaleon-cms v.2.7.5 allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the content group name field
    19Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
RubyGems:camaleon_cms2.8.1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×10

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2026-04-30
Metasploit moduleauxiliary/gather/camaleon_download_private_fileCamaleon CMS Directory Traversal CVE-2024-46987auxiliary2024-08-08
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:272026-02-01
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02026-02-03
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02026-02-04
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02026-02-05
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02026-02-05
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12026-02-05
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02026-02-08
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02026-02-22
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02026-03-02
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02026-06-04

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-42 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+500 d
  4. TodayNov 10, 2026+783 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-1776538 days apartCamaleon CMS AWS Uploader Authenticated Path Traversal Arbitrary File Read
    24Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

ts
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {  return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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