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Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.23.0 Multiple Account Creation via Invite Token

Priority LOW 23CWE-362Published · 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 0.5.0 before 6.23.0 contain a concurrency issue in the staff invitation acceptance mechanism that allows multiple accounts to be created from a single invite token. Attackers can exploit this race condition by submitting concurrent requests with the same invitation token to create duplicate user accounts.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00139 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Ghost (TryGhost): 6.23.0

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 6.23.06.23.0Patch availableCNA
  • Ghost VendorTryGhost Affected 0.5.0 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-2026-65655 Ghost 0.8.0 before 6.23.0 Information Disclosure via Setup EndpointPriority LOW 36
    • 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-2026-103282
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgrp-x4pm-v894

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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