CVE-2022-47196

An insecure default vulnerability exists in the Post Creation functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. Default installations of Ghost allow non-administrator users to inject arbitrary Javascript in posts, which allow privilege escalation to administrator via XSS. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker can send an HTTP request to inject Javascript in a post to trick an administrator into visiting the post.A stored XSS vulnerability exists in the `codeinjection_head` for a post.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1686	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:5.9.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-01-19 18:15

Updated : 2023-06-23 16:11

NVD link : CVE-2022-47196

Mitre link : CVE-2022-47196

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-47196

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Products Affected

ghost

ghost

CWE

CWE-1188

Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-453

Insecure Default Variable Initialization

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