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GHSA-CGC2-RCRH-QR5X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 20:01 – Updated: 2026-03-05 15:28

Summary

Ghost Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious Themes

Details

Impact

Specifically crafted malicious themes can execute arbitrary code on the server running Ghost.

Vulnerable Versions

This vulnerability is present in Ghost v0.7.2 to v6.19.0.

Patches

v6.19.1 contains a fix for this issue.

Workarounds

Ghost generally recommends users refrain from installing untrusted themes. If a malicious theme has already been installed, it is recommended to uninstall the theme and then inspect it to understand its impact, which will be attack-specific.

References

Ghost thanks Cristian-Alexandru Staicu at Endor Labs for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.

For more information

If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, email Ghost at security@ghost.org.

Severity

7.6 (High)


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

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CVE-2026-29053 (GCVE-0-2026-29053)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-05 05:51 – Updated: 2026-03-05 15:29

Title

Ghost Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious Themes

Summary

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From version 0.7.2 to 6.19.0, specifically crafted malicious themes can execute arbitrary code on the server running Ghost. This issue has been patched in version 6.19.1.

Severity

7.7 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-03-05 15:29 UTC

CWE

CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/adviso…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
TryGhost	Ghost	Affected: >= 0.7.2, < 6.19.1

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