Camaleon CMS is a dynamic and advanced content management system based on Ruby on Rails. An arbitrary file write vulnerability accessible via the upload method of the MediaController allows authenticated users to write arbitrary files to any location on the web server Camaleon CMS is running on (depending on the permissions of the underlying filesystem). E.g. This can lead to a delayed remote code execution in case an attacker is able to write a Ruby file into the config/initializers/ subfolder of the Ruby on Rails application. This issue has been addressed in release version 2.8.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-46986
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 35.5%, top 2% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.9
- EG Score
- 9.9(medium)
- EG Risk
- 61(Track*)EG Risk 61/100SSVC: Track*
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity99% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend. - EPSS PROB
- 36%
- EPSS %ILE
- 98%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 18, 2024
Last Modified
April 17, 2025
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Jul 27, 2026GHSL-2024-182_GHSL-2024-186: Several vulnerabilities (RCE, XSS) in Camaleon CMS - CVE-2024-46986, CVE-2024-46987 | GitHub Security Lab
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-182_GHSL-2024-186_Camaleon_CMSArbitrary file write to RCE (GHSL-2024-182) · Advisory · owen2345/camaleon-cms · GitHub
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-wmjg-vqhv-q5p5Uncontrolled data used in path expression — CodeQL query help documentation
https://codeql.github.com/codeql-query-help/ruby/rb-path-injectionAffected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| camaleon_cms | 2.8.0 | 2.8.1 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Open source ↗GitHub PoCvidura2/CVE-2024-46986First seen Sep 22, 2024
- Nucleihttp/cves/2024/CVE-2024-46986.yamlFirst seen Jan 1, 2024
Camaleon CMS < 2.8.1 Arbitrary File Write to RCE
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