CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-24778
Ghost is an open source content management system. In Ghost versions 5.43.0 through 5.12.04 and 6.0.0 through 6.14.0, an attacker was able to craft a malicious link that, when accessed by an authenticated staff user or member, would execute JavaScript with the victim's permissions, potentially leading to account takeover. Ghost Portal versions 2.29.1 through 2.51.4 and 2.52.0 through 2.57.0 were vulnerable to this issue. Ghost automatically loads the latest patch of the members Portal component
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"Ghost","vendor":"TryGhost","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"@tryghost/portal >= 2.29.1, < 2.51.5"},{"status":"affected","version":"@tryghost/portal >= 2.52.0, < 2.57.1"},{"status":"affected","version":"ghost >= 5.43.0, < 5.121.0"},{"status":"affected","version":"ghost >= 6.0.0, < 6.15.0"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f499fc275e0bbf6acb523fde702bd740966ed1a1e65946056f522f25502d956 · sha256:b9d7b3e05b470398… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f499fc275e0bbf6acb523fde702bd740966ed1a1e65946056f522f25502d956 · sha256:b9d7b3e05b470398… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f499fc275e0bbf6acb523fde702bd740966ed1a1e65946056f522f25502d956 · sha256:b9d7b3e05b470398… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/da858e640e88e69c1773a7b7ecdc2008fa143849","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/da858e640e88e69c1773a7b7ecdc2008fa143849"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f499fc275e0bbf6acb523fde702bd740966ed1a1e65946056f522f25502d956 · sha256:b9d7b3e05b470398… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-gv6q-2m97-882h","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-gv6q-2m97-882h"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:2f499fc275e0bbf6acb523fde702bd740966ed1a1e65946056f522f25502d956 · sha256:b9d7b3e05b470398… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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