Stored cross-site scripting in Ghost via SVG content imports
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution, Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434 and CWE-79.
Summary
Ghost, a Node.js content management system, is affected from 4.0.0 before 6.67.0. SVG images included in content imports are stored without sanitization, which allows stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An attacker who convinces an Administrator to import a crafted file can host scripts on the site's domain and possibly compromise staff users' admin sessions.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.0.0 until 6.67.0, SVG images included in content imports were stored without sanitization. An attacker who convinced an Administrator to import a crafted file could host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.67.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | 4.0.0 to before 6.67.0 | 6.67.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | ghost (npm) | 4.0.0 to before 6.67.0 | 6.67.0 | Patch available | GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2 |
- Ghost VendorTryGhost Affected 4.0.0 to before 6.67.0 Fixed in 6.67.0 Patch available CNA
- ghost (npm) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 6.67.0 Fixed in 6.67.0 Patch available GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
Remediation
Update Ghost to version 6.67.0, which fixes this issue. The npm package ghost is fixed in 6.67.0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Ghost (TryGhost) Fixed in 6.67.0
- Fix · GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2 ghost (npm) Fixed in 6.67.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105644
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
- 2026-10-07 Fix available: npm/[email protected] · GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
- 2026-10-07 6 new references · GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
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-2026-105644 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105644 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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