CVE-2023-40028

MEDIUM

Ghost < 5.59.1 - Path Traversal

Title source: rule

Description

Ghost is an open source content management system. Versions prior to 5.59.1 are subject to a vulnerability which allows authenticated users to upload files that are symlinks. This can be exploited to perform an arbitrary file read of any file on the host operating system. Site administrators can check for exploitation of this issue by looking for unknown symlinks within Ghost's `content/` folder. Version 5.59.1 contains a fix for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Exploits (11)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by İbrahimsql · pythonwebappsmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52409
nomisec WORKING POC 13 stars
by 0xyassine · poc
https://github.com/0xyassine/CVE-2023-40028
nomisec WORKING POC 12 stars
by 0xDTC · poc
https://github.com/0xDTC/Ghost-5.58-Arbitrary-File-Read-CVE-2023-40028
nomisec WORKING POC 4 stars
by monke443 · poc
https://github.com/monke443/CVE-2023-40028
nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars
by rvizx · poc
https://github.com/rvizx/CVE-2023-40028
nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by godylockz · poc
https://github.com/godylockz/CVE-2023-40028
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by Stp1t · poc
https://github.com/Stp1t/CVE-2023-40028
nomisec WORKING POC
by buutt3rf1y · poc
https://github.com/buutt3rf1y/CVE-2023-40028
nomisec WORKING POC
by syogod · poc
https://github.com/syogod/CVE-2023-40028
nomisec WORKING POC
by rehan6658 · poc
https://github.com/rehan6658/CVE-2023-40028
nomisec WORKING POC
by sudlit · poc
https://github.com/sudlit/CVE-2023-40028

Scores

CVSS v3 4.9
EPSS 0.7761
EPSS Percentile 99.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-22 CWE-59
Status published
Products (2)
ghost/ghost < 5.59.1
npm/ghost 0 - 5.59.1npm
Published Aug 15, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026