🛡️ CVE-2021-25972 — camaleon-cms
Description
Camaleon CMS vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery
In Camaleon CMS, versions 2.1.2.0 through 2.6.0, are vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in the media upload feature, which allows admin users to fetch media files from external URLs but fails to validate URLs referencing to localhost or other internal servers. This allows attackers to read files stored in the internal server.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2021-25972 is classified as CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). The server fetches a URL supplied by the caller, which can be pointed at internal systems it alone can reach.
Affected software
CVE-2021-25972 is recorded against 1 package.
- camaleon-cms (from 2.1.2.0 up to 2.6.0.1)
Timeline and source
Published on 24 May 2022 and last revised on 8 November 2023. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
www.whitesourcesoftware.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| camaleon-cms | 2.1.2.0 | 2.6.0.1 |
References
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