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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2024-03-06 10:52

Modified

2026-09-08 08:34

Summary

Arbitrary file read via symlinks in Ghost

Details

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.

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        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "ghost",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/ghost"
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              "fixed": "5.59.1"
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  ],
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    "CVE-2023-40028"
  ],
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    ],
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  },
  "details": "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\u0027s `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.",
  "id": "BIT-ghost-2023-40028",
  "modified": "2026-09-08T08:34:36.952Z",
  "published": "2024-03-06T10:52:08.986Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/690fbf3f7302ff3f77159c0795928bdd20f41205"
    },
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40028"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.5.0",
  "summary": "Arbitrary file read via symlinks in Ghost"
}

CVE-2023-40028 (GCVE-0-2023-40028)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-15 17:25 – Updated: 2024-10-02 17:45

Title

Arbitrary file read via symlinks in Ghost

Summary

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.

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-10-02 17:45 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/adviso…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/690fbf3f…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
TryGhost	Ghost	Affected: < 5.59.1

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