CVE-2026-120430
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Description
Camaleon CMS before 2.9.2 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in Admin::CategoriesController that allows authenticated users to modify unauthorized categories by referencing arbitrary category IDs. Users authorized for one post type can send update or destroy requests pairing another category ID with their authorized post_type_id to rename or delete categories.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.3
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-02 15:17:24.387000
Last modified
2026-11-02 15:17:24.527000
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