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TI-2026-49313 Aliases CVE-2026-70596GHSA-pr22-p9rp-2cqv

Ghost: Cross-Site Scripting in Feature Image Captions

Priority LOW 20CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.9.0 until 6.54.1, an input validation issue allowed any staff user to create a post with content in feature_image_caption that could be used to hijack another staff user's Ghost Admin session, resulting in privilege escalation. This issue is fixed in 6.54.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00318 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Ghost (TryGhost): 6.54.1ghost (npm): 6.54.1

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
TryGhostGhost4.9.0 to before 6.54.16.54.1Patch availableCNA
—ghost (npm)4.9.0 to before 6.54.16.54.1Patch availableGHSA-pr22-p9rp-2cqv
  • Ghost VendorTryGhost Affected 4.9.0 to before 6.54.1 Fixed in 6.54.1 Patch available CNA
  • ghost (npm) Vendor— Affected 4.9.0 to before 6.54.1 Fixed in 6.54.1 Patch available GHSA-pr22-p9rp-2cqv

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 6.54.1
  • Fix · GHSA-pr22-p9rp-2cqv ghost (npm) Fixed in 6.54.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-70596
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pr22-p9rp-2cqv

References

  • 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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