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CVE-2023-32235GHSA-WF7X-FH6W-34R6BIT-GHOST-2023-32235

Ghost before 5.42.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files within the active theme's folder via /assets/built%2F..%2F..%2F/ directo

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 5.42.1
1 on Exploit-DB, 1 proof of concept on GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Ghost before 5.42.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files within the active theme's folder via /assets/built%2F..%2F..%2F/ directory traversal. This occurs in frontend/web/middleware/static-theme.js.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated
  4. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-52408

  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • ghostnpm

    fixed in 5.42.1

References 5

GitHub · TryGhost/Ghost

Exploit-DB

GitHub · projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates

GitHub · AXRoux/Ghost-Path-Traversal-CVE-2023-32235-