CVE-2023-40028

Ghost is an open source content management system. Versions prior to 5.59.1 are subject to a vulnerability which allows authenticated users to upload files that are symlinks. This can be exploited to perform an arbitrary file read of any file on the host operating system. Site administrators can check for exploitation of this issue by looking for unknown symlinks within Ghost's `content/` folder. Version 5.59.1 contains a fix for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/690fbf3f7302ff3f77159c0795928bdd20f41205	Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9c9v-w225-v5rg	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-08-15 18:15

Updated : 2023-08-23 00:04

NVD link : CVE-2023-40028

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40028

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40028

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ghost

ghost

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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