Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Camaleon CMS failed to end an already logged-in user's session after an administrator changed that user's password. That means password resets may not immediately remove access for a person or account whose browser session is still active.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation where Camaleon CMS supports business-critical content, privileged users, or external administration. This weakness can weaken incident response by leaving access alive after a password reset.
Technical view
CVE-2021-25970 is a CWE-613 session-expiration flaw in Camaleon CMS, described as affecting versions 0.1.7 to 2.6.0. Existing authenticated sessions remain valid after an admin password change, undermining account recovery and access removal workflows.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Camaleon CMS in the affected version range, especially admin-accessible or internet-facing deployments where password resets are used to contain suspected account compromise.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The practical risk is persistence of an already active session after a password change, not a source-supported unauthenticated remote takeover claim.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise and centered on session invalidation after admin password changes. The bundle provides CVSS 3.1 score 8.8, CWE-613, and an upstream commit reference, but no KEV status, exploit report, or explicit fixed release version.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Camaleon CMS deployments and their versions.
- Review vendor guidance and the referenced upstream commit for the intended correction.
- Upgrade or patch using vendor-supported Camaleon CMS releases where available.
- After password changes, revoke active sessions through supported administrative or server controls.
- Monitor affected sites for post-reset activity from previously active accounts.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether deployed Camaleon CMS versions fall within 0.1.7 to 2.6.0.
- Verify whether the referenced upstream fix is present in deployed code.
- Review account logs for activity after administrative password resets.
- Confirm incident playbooks include session revocation after credential resets.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/77e31bc6cdde7c951fba104aebcd5ebb3f02b030CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25970CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Insufficient Session Expiration
Insufficient Session Expiration represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.