7.2

CVE-2021-39192: ghost

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighModified
AliasesGHSA-j5c2-hm46-wp5cBIT-ghost-2021-39192
Published 03-09-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-39192 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in ghost. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.02%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-09-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. An error in the implementation of the limits service between versions 4.0.0 and 4.9.4 allows all authenticated users (including contributors) to view admin-level API keys via the integrations API endpoint, leading to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This issue is patched in Ghost version 4.10.0. As a workaround, disable all non-Administrator accounts to prevent API access. It is highly recommended to regenerate all API keys after patching or applying the workaround.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.02% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.02%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ghost1 product
Npm1 product
  • ghost≥ 4.0.0, < 4.10.0
Tryghost1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links