# CVE-2023-26510: Ghost 5.35.0 allows authorization bypass: contributors can view draft posts of other users, which is arguably inconsistent with a security p

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-05 · Updated: 2025-03-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Ghost 5.35.0 allows authorization bypass: contributors can view draft posts of other users, which is arguably inconsistent with a security policy in which a contributor's draft can only be read by editors until published by an editor. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this behavior has no security impact.

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## References

- https://ghost.org/docs/security/
- https://gist.github.com/yurahod/2e11eabbe4b92ef1d44b08e37023ecfb
- https://gist.github.com/yurahod/828d5e6a077c12f3f74c6485d1c7f0e7

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