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TI-2024-15730 Aliases CVE-2024-23725GHSA-fh38-9fgr-454w

Ghost before 5.76.0 allows XSS via a post excerpt in excerpt.js.

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Ghost before 5.76.0 allows XSS via a post excerpt in excerpt.js. An XSS payload can be rendered in post summaries.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00436 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ghost (npm): 5.76.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
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 5.76.05.76.0Patch availableGHSA-fh38-9fgr-454w
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • ghost (npm) Vendor— Affected before 5.76.0 Fixed in 5.76.0 Patch available GHSA-fh38-9fgr-454w

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 5.76.0VulnerableTryGhost
  • cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 5.76.0 Vulnerable ·TryGhost

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-fh38-9fgr-454w ghost (npm) Fixed in 5.76.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23725
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh38-9fgr-454w

References

Patch 2

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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