CVE-2021-29484

MEDIUM NUCLEI

Ghost 4.0.0-4.3.2 - Unauthenticated Admin Access via Unused Preview Endpoint

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-29484 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

Description

Ghost is a Node.js CMS. An unused endpoint added during the development of 4.0.0 has left sites vulnerable to untrusted users gaining access to Ghost Admin. Attackers can gain access by getting logged in users to click a link containing malicious code. Users do not need to enter credentials and may not know they've visited a malicious site. Ghost(Pro) has already been patched. We can find no evidence that the issue was exploited on Ghost(Pro) prior to the patch being added. Self-hosters are impacted if running Ghost a version between 4.0.0 and 4.3.2. Immediate action should be taken to secure your site. The issue has been fixed in 4.3.3, all 4.x sites should upgrade as soon as possible. As the endpoint is unused, the patch simply removes it. As a workaround blocking access to /ghost/preview can also mitigate the issue.

Nuclei Templates (1)

Ghost CMS <=4.32 - Cross-Site Scripting
MEDIUMby rootxharsh,iamnoooob
Shodan: http.component:"ghost"

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mitigation, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9fgx-q25h-jxrg
Product, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.npmjs.com/package/ghost
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://blog.sonarsource.com/ghost-admin-takeover

Scores

CVSS v3 6.8
EPSS 0.0794
EPSS Percentile 94.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
ghost/ghost 4.0.0 - 4.3.3
npm/ghost 4.0.0 - 4.3.3npm
Published Apr 29, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026