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Ghost 0.8.0 before 6.23.0 Information Disclosure via Setup Endpoint

Priority LOW 36CWE-201Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-201.

Summary

Ghost from version 0.8.0 before 6.23.0 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in its setup endpoint: the endpoint responds to unauthenticated requests with the site owner's email address, allowing any remote visitor to obtain it.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00205 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Ghost (TryGhost): 6.23.0

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
TryGhostGhost0.8.0 to before 6.23.06.23.0Patch availableCNA
  • Ghost VendorTryGhost Affected 0.8.0 to before 6.23.0 Fixed in 6.23.0 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 6.23.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    TryGhost Ghost 6.23.0

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-65657 Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.23.0 Multiple Account Creation via Invite TokenPriority LOW 23
    • TI-2026-65656 Ghost 3.23.0 before 6.23.0 API Key Exposure via Admin APIPriority LOW 23

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103280
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hj3g-fppx-9pv5

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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Sources