Critical severity · published Feb 11, 2024
CVE-2024-23724
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…
9.0
CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghost · Ghost
through 5.76.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23724
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23724
Exploit
https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724
Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646
Third Party Advisory
https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/blog/
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