CVE-2026-56721 HIGH

CVE-2026-56721: CamaleonCMS 2.9.2 Privilege Escalation via Parameter Confusion in UsersController

Vendor Owen2345
Product CamaleonCMS
Weakness CWE-639 · IDOR
Published August 11, 2026
Last update August 11, 2026

CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 11, 2026 CVE published
August 11, 2026 Record updated

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