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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.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"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","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00523,"percentile":0.449,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-639"],"published":"2026-08-11T15:48:59Z","modified":"2026-11-09T02:47:23Z","products":[{"vendor":"owen2345","product":"camaleoncms"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms","tags":["product","package"]},{"url":"https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1185","tags":["issue-tracking","patch","fix"]},{"url":"https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/26345034523a505cb01615509b7f0a665e89ae3e","tags":["patch","fix"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camaleoncms-privilege-escalation-via-parameter-confusion-in-userscontroller","tags":["third-party-advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56721","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m39h-f7fw-54qw"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/56xxx/CVE-2026-56721.json","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-56721","title":"CamaleonCMS 2.9.2 Privilege Escalation via Parameter Confusion in UsersController","description":"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. 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