Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Ghost Foundation's Newsletter Subscription
CVE-2022-41654

9.6CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Ghost Foundation

Status
Ghost
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 December 2022

What is CVE-2022-41654?

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the newsletter subscription functionality of Ghost Foundation's product, Ghost 5.9.4. By crafting a specific HTTP request, an attacker can exploit this weakness to gain unauthorized access and elevate privileges within the application. This could lead to potential misuse of user data and compromise the integrity of the platform. Organizations using this version must take immediate action to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Ghost 5.9.4

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS...
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHS...

EPSS Score

18% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.6
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

CVSS V3.0

Score:
9.6
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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