Medium severity · published Aug 20, 2024
CVE-2024-43409
Ghost's improper authentication allows access to member information and actions
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Improper authentication on some endpoints used for member actions would allow an attacker to perform member-only actions, and read member information. This security vulnerability is present in Ghost v4.46.0-v5.89.4. v5.89.5 contains a fix for this issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghost · TryGhost
>= 4.46.0 < 5.89.5 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43409
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43409
Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/dac25612520b571f58679764ecc27109e641d1db
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
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