6.5

CVE-2024-43409: ghost Improper Access Control

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42BIT-ghost-2024-43409
Published 20-08-2024Last modified 03-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-43409 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Access Control vulnerability in ghost. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.32%
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. 20-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.32%

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

@tryghost1 product
  • portal≥ 1.22.2, < 2.39.0
Ghost1 product
  • ghost≥ 4.46.0, < 5.89.5
Npm1 product
  • ghost≥ 4.46.0, < 5.89.5
Tryghost1 product
  • ghost≥ 4.46.0 < 5.89.5 (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

4 links