CVE-2026-56721 PUBLISHED

CamaleonCMS 2.9.2 Privilege Escalation via Parameter Confusion in UsersController

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 22.06.2026 Published: 11.08.2026 Updated: 11.08.2026

CamaleonCMS version 2.9.2 and earlier contains a privilege escalation vulnerability via insecure direct object reference (IDOR) that allows authenticated low-privileged attackers to overwrite any user's credentials by exploiting a parameter confusion flaw between the authorization filter and action body in the UsersController. Attackers can send a PATCH request to the updated_ajax endpoint setting params[:id] to their own user ID to pass the self-authorization check while simultaneously setting params[:user_id] to a victim's ID, causing the controller to load and mutate the victim's account, including overwriting administrator passwords to achieve full site takeover.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor owen2345
Product CamaleonCMS
Versions Default: affected
  • affected from 0 to 2.9.2 (incl.)

Credits

  • Saidakbarxon Maxsudxonov finder

References

Problem Types

  • Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE