CVE-2024-23724

CRITICAL EPSS 87.6%
Published Feb 11, 20242y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
9.0 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Feb 11, 2024 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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 Details

Base Score
9.0
Exploitability
2.3
Impact
6.0
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
87.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
ghostghost* ≤5.76.0

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724
    ExploitVendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646
    Patch
  • rhinosecuritylabs.com https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/blog/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646
    Patch