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CVE-2026-73329: CamaleonCMS Stored XSS via Draft Post Title Creation Endpoint

CamaleonCMS contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated low-privileged users to execute arbitrary JavaScript in an administrator's browser by injecting unsanitized HTML payloads into the post title parameter during draft creation. Attackers can submit a malicious HTML payload as a draft title through the drafts creation endpoint, which is persisted to the database without escaping and later rendered as raw HTML in the admin drafts listing, enabling administrator session compromise, cookie theft, and forged authenticated requests.

CriticalCVSS 9.2Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

A low-privileged CamaleonCMS user can save malicious content in a draft title. When an administrator views the drafts list, the content may run as JavaScript in the administrator’s browser, potentially compromising the administrator’s session and enabling unauthorized actions.

Executive priority

Treat affected or potentially affected deployments as an urgent remediation item because administrator compromise could enable broad unauthorized actions. Prioritize confirming product versions and vendor guidance, then reduce untrusted draft access until a verified fix is deployed. Do not claim compromise solely from product presence.

Technical view

This is stored cross-site scripting in the draft creation flow. The title parameter is reportedly persisted without adequate sanitization and rendered as raw HTML in the administrative drafts listing. Exploitation requires authenticated low-level access and an administrator viewing the affected listing. Reported impacts include session compromise, cookie theft, and forged authenticated requests.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely where CamaleonCMS permits lower-privileged users to create drafts and administrators subsequently review the drafts listing. Network-accessible deployments face greater opportunity, although authentication and administrator interaction are required. The supplied version value, “0,” does not establish a reliable affected-version range.

Exploitation context

The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle, and no cited source establishes active exploitation. The attack requires a malicious authenticated user to store content and an administrator to view it. The CVSS 4.0 score is 9.2, reflecting substantial confidentiality and integrity consequences.

Researcher notes

The supplied evidence identifies CWE-79 and a draft-title-to-admin-listing data flow. Precise affected versions and a confirmed patched release are not established in the bundle. Validation should focus on authorization boundaries, server-side handling, persistence, and output encoding without using live exploit payloads.

Mitigation direction

  • Check the CamaleonCMS repository and vendor guidance for a confirmed fixed release.
  • Apply the vendor-provided update when its applicability and fixed version are confirmed.
  • Temporarily restrict draft creation privileges to trusted users.
  • Sanitize draft titles before storage and contextually encode them when rendered.
  • Use a restrictive Content Security Policy as defense in depth.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory CamaleonCMS deployments, installed versions, and enabled draft workflows.
  • Identify roles allowed to create drafts and administrators who review draft listings.
  • Review stored draft titles for unexpected HTML or script-capable markup.
  • Confirm draft titles render as text, not raw HTML, in a safe test environment.
  • Review relevant authentication and administrative logs for suspicious draft activity.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
5

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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CVE-2026-73329 mapping review

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.2 (4.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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2CVSS vectors
3Timeline events
1ADP providers
4Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

2 official scores

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
9.2CVSS 4.0CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:NVulnCheck
8.7CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N2.35.8VulnCheck

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 4.0 score

9.2Critical
CVSS 4.0 vector shape for CVE-2026-73329Attack VectorAttack ComplexityAttack RequirementsPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionVS ConfidentialityVS IntegrityVS AvailabilitySS ConfidentialitySS IntegritySS Availability

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Attack Requirements
NonePresent
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NonePassiveActive
VS Confidentiality
HighLowNone
VS Integrity
HighLowNone
VS Availability
HighLowNone
SS Confidentiality
HighLowNone
SS Integrity
HighLowNone
SS Availability
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

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ADP provider summaries

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
owen2345CamaleonCMS0affected
Weakness

CWE details

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CWE-79 · source CWE mapping

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.