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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TryGhost | Ghost | 4.9.0 to before 6.54.1 | 6.54.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | ghost (npm) | 4.9.0 to before 6.54.1 | 6.54.1 | Patch available | GHSA-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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Ghost (TryGhost) Fixed in 6.54.1
- Fix · GHSA-pr22-p9rp-2cqv ghost (npm) Fixed in 6.54.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-70596
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pr22-p9rp-2cqv
References
More TryGhost vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-70596 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-70596 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pr22-p9rp-2cqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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