Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.62.0 Arbitrary Email Registration via Staff Invite
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Ghost versions before 6.62.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in staff invite acceptance that allows users to specify any email address when creating their account. Attackers can accept leaked invite tokens with attacker-controlled email addresses, or legitimate recipients can register with unintended email providers.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Ghost (TryGhost) Fixed in 6.62.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
TryGhost Ghost 6.62.0
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-65643 Ghost 1.0.0 before 6.62.0 Suspension Bypass via Password ResetPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-65644 Ghost 5.3.0 before 6.62.0 Missing Authorization via Post ExcerptsPriority LOW 36
- TI-2026-65641 Ghost 5.2.0 before 6.62.0 Unauthenticated Stripe Checkout Account ModificationPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103267
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-34x9-xfcp-9vvr
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-2026-103267 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103267 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-34x9-xfcp-9vvr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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