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TI-2026-38917 Aliases CVE-2026-53949GHSA-jx35-x7fj-vgpr

Ghost Content API filter bypass reveals private fields

Priority LOW 30CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-693.

Summary

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.46.1 until 6.21.2, the validation applied to filters on the public API endpoints could be partially bypassed, making it possible to reveal private fields via a brute force attack. If SQLite was used as the database password hashes were fully accessible. If MySQL was used as the database the password hashes' case (uppercase / lowercase) would have been lost, which would likely have rendered a further brute force attack on the discovered hashes fruitless. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.21.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00358 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Ghost (TryGhost): 6.21.2ghost (npm): 6.21.2

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
TryGhostGhost5.46.1 to before 6.21.26.21.2Patch availableCNA
—ghost (npm)5.46.1 to before 6.21.26.21.2Patch availableGHSA-jx35-x7fj-vgpr
  • Ghost VendorTryGhost Affected 5.46.1 to before 6.21.2 Fixed in 6.21.2 Patch available CNA
  • ghost (npm) Vendor— Affected 5.46.1 to before 6.21.2 Fixed in 6.21.2 Patch available GHSA-jx35-x7fj-vgpr

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——TryGhost
  • cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·TryGhost

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Ghost (TryGhost) Fixed in 6.21.2
  • Fix · GHSA-jx35-x7fj-vgpr ghost (npm) Fixed in 6.21.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53949
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx35-x7fj-vgpr

References

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • 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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