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TI-2023-15533 Aliases CVE-2023-32235GHSA-wf7x-fh6w-34r6

Ghost before 5.42.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files within the active…

Priority HIGH 66CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Ghost before 5.42.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files within the active theme's folder via /assets/built%2F..%2F..%2F/ directory traversal. This occurs in frontend/web/middleware/static-theme.js.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.39078 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ghost (npm): 5.42.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—ghost (npm)before 5.42.15.42.1Patch availableGHSA-wf7x-fh6w-34r6
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • ghost (npm) Vendor— Affected before 5.42.1 Fixed in 5.42.1 Patch available GHSA-wf7x-fh6w-34r6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 5.42.1VulnerableTryGhost
  • cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 5.42.1 Vulnerable ·TryGhost

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-wf7x-fh6w-34r6 ghost (npm) Fixed in 5.42.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32235
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wf7x-fh6w-34r6

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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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