Medium severity · published Apr 29, 2021
CVE-2021-29484
Ghost is a Node.js CMS
6.8
CVSS
7.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.9% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghost · Ghost
4.0.0 before 4.3.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29484
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29484
Exploit
https://blog.sonarsource.com/ghost-admin-takeover
Vendor Advisory
https://forum.ghost.org/t/critical-security-update-available-for-ghost-4-x/22290
Mitigation
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9fgx-q25h-jxrg
Product
https://www.npmjs.com/package/ghost
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