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CVE-2021-25969

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2021-10-20
  • WeaknessCWE-79

Am I affected?

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Description

In Camaleon CMS application, versions 0.0.1 to 2.6.0 are vulnerable to stored XSS, that allows an unauthenticated attacker to store malicious scripts in the comments section of the post. These scripts are executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the malicious comment.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-10-2012:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-25969?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-25969?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Tuzitio camaleon cms
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.6≥ 0.0.1, ≤ 2.6.0no fix published
camaleon_cms
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.6≥ 0.0.1, < 2.6.0.12.6.0.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-04-30
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.16.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.16.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-79read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-79read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.8 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published
2021-10-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25969?

In Camaleon CMS application, versions 0.0.1 to 2.6.0 are vulnerable to stored XSS, that allows an unauthenticated attacker to store malicious scripts in the comments section of the post. These scripts are executed in a victim’s browser when they open the page containing the malicious comment.

Is CVE-2021-25969 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2021-25969, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-25969?

CVE-2021-25969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

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