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TI-2022-11147 Aliases CVE-2022-28397GHSA-ffhq-g856-9f2p

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of Ghost CMS v4.42.0…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-434Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of Ghost CMS v4.42.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file. NOTE: Vendor states as detailed in Ghost's security documentation, files can only be uploaded and published by trusted users, this is intentional.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03498 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—ghost (npm)up to 4.42.0—No fix listedGHSA-ffhq-g856-9f2p
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • ghost (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 4.42.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-ffhq-g856-9f2p

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:4.42.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*4.42.0VulnerableTryGhost
  • cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:4.42.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 4.42.0 Vulnerable ·TryGhost

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28397
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffhq-g856-9f2p

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2026-21459 Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2022-10277 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of Ghost v4.39.0 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-22785 Ghost through 5.85.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an authentication rate-limit… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-14843 Ghost vulnerable to disclosure of private API fields CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-09049 Ghost 6.0.6 - SSRF via oEmbed Bookmark CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2023-20918 Arbitrary file read via symlinks in Ghost CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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