Description
Ghost through 5.76.0 allows stored XSS, and resultant privilege escalation in which a contributor can take over any account, via an SVG profile picture that contains JavaScript code to interact with the API on localhost TCP port 3001. NOTE: The discoverer reports that "The vendor does not view this as a valid vector."
Exploits (2)
Scores
CVSS v3
9.0
EPSS
0.3837
EPSS Percentile
97.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lab Environment
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (2)
ghost/ghost
< 5.76.0
npm/ghost
0npm
Published
Feb 11, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026