GitHub Advisoryadvisory · RubyGems
GHSA-jw5g-f64p-6x78 Camaleon CMS vulnerable to Path Traversal through AWS S3 uploader implementation
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-1776
- Ecosystem
- RubyGems
- Packages
- camaleon_cms
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-11
Affected packages
• RubyGems camaleon_cms: >= 2.4.5.0, <= 2.9.1 (no fix yet)
Description
Camaleon CMS versions 2.4.5.0 through 2.9.1, prior to commit f54a77e, contain a path traversal vulnerability in the AWS S3 uploader implementation that allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files from the web server’s filesystem. The issue occurs in the download_private_file functionality when the application is configured to use the CamaleonCmsAwsUploader backend. Unlike the local uploader implementation, the AWS uploader does not validate file paths with valid_folder_path?, allowing directory traversal sequences to be supplied via the file parameter. As a result, any authenticated user, including low-privileged registered users, can access sensitive files such as /etc/passwd. This issue represents a bypass of the incomplete fix for CVE-2024-46987 and affects deployments using the AWS S3 storage backend.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-1776 Camaleon CMS versions 2.4.5.0 through 2.9.0, prior to commit f54a77e, contain a path traversal vulnerability in the AWS S3 uploader… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1776 advisory
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1127 web
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/f54a77e2a7be601215ea1b396038c589a0cab9af web
- https://camaleon.website web
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms package
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/camaleon_cms/CVE-2026-1776.yml web
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camaleon-cms-aws-uploader-authenticated-path-traversal-arbitrary-file-read web