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Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.62.0 Arbitrary Email Registration via Staff Invite

Priority LOW 24CWE-807Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00263 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Ghost (TryGhost): 6.62.0

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
TryGhostGhost0.5.0 to before 6.62.06.62.0Patch availableCNA
  • Ghost VendorTryGhost Affected 0.5.0 to before 6.62.0 Fixed in 6.62.0 Patch available CNA

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 6.62.0

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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103267
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-34x9-xfcp-9vvr

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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