CVE-2022-47196
MEDIUMGhost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
An insecure default vulnerability exists in the Post Creation functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. Default installations of Ghost allow non-administrator users to inject arbitrary Javascript in posts, which allow privilege escalation to administrator via XSS. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker can send an HTTP request to inject Javascript in a post to trick an administrator into visiting the post.A stored XSS vulnerability exists in the `codeinjection_head` for a post.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0036
EPSS Percentile
58.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-1188
CWE-453
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (1)
ghost/ghost
5.9.4
Published
Jan 19, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026