CVE-2026-70593 (GCVE-0-2026-70593)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-04 21:49 – Updated: 2026-08-04 21:49
VLAI
Title
Ghost: Theme Upload Path Traversal
Summary
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.10.0 until 6.54.1, a vulnerability in custom themes allowed a staff user to write files outside of the uploads directory. This could be used to alter the behavior of the installation through custom theme upload path traversal in LocalStorageBase and theme storage name handling. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TryGhost Ghost Affected: >= 0.10.0, < 6.54.1
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