CVE-2023-32235

HIGH EPSS 98.4%
Published May 5, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 5, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Ghost before 5.42.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files within the active theme's folder via /assets/built%2F..%2F..%2F/ directory traversal. This occurs in frontend/web/middleware/static-theme.js.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
98.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
ghostghost* <5.42.1

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1
    Release Notes

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
    Patch