CVE-2021-25972 Camaleon CMS - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Media Upload Feature

What is CVE-2021-25972?

CVE-2021-25972 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in camaleon_cms, published on 20 Oct 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Camaleon CMS, versions 2.1.2.0 to 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.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25972?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including camaleon_cms. It affects 1 product.

Products include Tuzitio Camaleon Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25972?

Upgrade camaleon_cms to 2.6.0.1 or later.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2021-25972 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-25972 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in camaleon_cms

• CVE-2024-46986 Arbitrary file write leading to RCE in Camaleon CMS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-30145 Server-Side Template Injection in Camaleon CMS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-25970 Camaleon CMS - Insufficient Session Expiration after Password Change High 8.8
• CVE-2024-46987 Arbitrary path traversal in Camaleon CMS High 7.7
• CVE-2021-25969 Camaleon CMS - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Comments Medium 6.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-vx6p-q4gj-x6xx.