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CVE-2024-23724: ghost Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 9.0v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-99vc-xw8j-phjmBIT-ghost-2024-23724
Published 11-02-2024Last modified 07-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-23724 is a critical (CVSS 9.0) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in ghost. EPSS estimates a 3.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 11-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Ghost through 5.76.0 allows stored XSS, and resultant privilege escalation in which a contributor can take over any account, via an SVG profile picture that contains JavaScript code to interact with the API on localhost TCP port 3001. NOTE: The discoverer reports that "The vendor does not view this as a valid vector."

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.48% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Cves

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ghost1 product
Npm1 product
  • ghost≤ 5.76.0

2 vendors · 2 products

References

6 links