9.6

CVE-2022-41654: ghost foundation ghost Improper Access Control

CVSS: 9.6v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6BIT-ghost-2022-41654
Published 23-12-2022Last modified 14-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-41654 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) Improper Access Control vulnerability in ghost foundation ghost. EPSS estimates a 18.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.6/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
18.91%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 23-12-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the newsletter subscription functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to increased privileges. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

18.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 18.91% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
18.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (talosintelligence.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ghost1 product
  • ghost≥ 4.46.0, < 4.48.8 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.22.7
Ghost foundation1 product
Npm1 product
  • ghost≥ 5.0.0, < 5.22.7 | ≥ 4.46.0, < 4.48.8

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links