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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS05Yzl2LXcyMjUtdjVyZ84AA1Uk

Ghost vulnerable to arbitrary file read via symlinks in content import

Impact

A vulnerability in Ghost allows authenticated users to upload files which are symlinks. This can be exploited to perform an arbitrary file read of any file on the operating system.

Site administrators can check for exploitation of this issue by looking for unknown symlinks within Ghost's content/ folder

Vulnerable versions

This security vulnerability is present in Ghost ≤ v5.59.0.

Patches

v5.59.1 contains a fix for this issue.

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Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9c9v-w225-v5rg
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/GSA_kwCzR0hTQS05Yzl2LXcyMjUtdjVyZ84AA1Uk
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: 9 months ago
Updated: 6 months ago


CVSS Score: 4.9
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Identifiers: GHSA-9c9v-w225-v5rg, CVE-2023-40028
References: Repository: https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost
Blast Radius: 13.1

Affected Packages

npm:ghost
Dependent packages: 8
Dependent repositories: 468
Downloads: 45,637 last month
Affected Version Ranges: < 5.59.1
Fixed in: 5.59.1
All affected versions: 0.4.2, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.5.4, 0.5.5, 0.5.6, 0.5.7, 0.5.8, 0.5.9, 0.5.10, 0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.3, 0.6.4, 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.7.3, 0.7.4, 0.7.5, 0.7.6, 0.7.7, 0.7.8, 0.7.9, 0.8.0, 0.9.0, 0.10.1, 0.11.0, 0.11.1, 0.11.2, 0.11.3, 0.11.4, 0.11.5, 0.11.6, 0.11.7, 0.11.8, 0.11.9, 0.11.10, 0.11.11, 0.11.12, 0.11.13, 0.11.14, 1.0.0, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.10.0, 1.11.0, 1.11.1, 1.12.0, 1.12.1, 1.13.0, 1.14.0, 1.14.1, 1.15.0, 1.15.1, 1.16.0, 1.16.1, 1.16.2, 1.17.0, 1.17.1, 1.17.2, 1.17.3, 1.18.0, 1.18.1, 1.18.2, 1.18.3, 1.18.4, 1.19.0, 1.19.1, 1.19.2, 1.20.0, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.21.0, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.22.0, 1.22.1, 1.22.2, 1.22.3, 1.22.4, 1.22.5, 1.22.6, 1.22.7, 1.22.8, 1.23.0, 1.23.1, 1.24.0, 1.24.1, 1.24.2, 1.24.3, 1.24.4, 1.24.5, 1.24.6, 1.24.7, 1.24.8, 1.24.9, 1.25.0, 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All unaffected versions: 5.59.1, 5.59.2, 5.59.3, 5.59.4, 5.60.0, 5.61.0, 5.61.1, 5.61.2, 5.61.3, 5.62.0, 5.63.0, 5.64.0, 5.65.0, 5.65.1, 5.66.0, 5.66.1, 5.67.0, 5.68.0, 5.69.0, 5.69.1, 5.69.2, 5.69.3, 5.69.4, 5.70.0, 5.70.1, 5.70.2, 5.71.0, 5.71.1, 5.71.2, 5.72.0, 5.72.1, 5.72.2, 5.73.0, 5.73.1, 5.73.2, 5.74.0, 5.74.1, 5.74.2, 5.74.3, 5.74.4, 5.74.5, 5.75.0, 5.75.1, 5.75.2, 5.75.3, 5.76.0, 5.76.1, 5.76.2, 5.77.0, 5.78.0, 5.79.0, 5.79.1, 5.79.3, 5.79.4, 5.79.5, 5.79.6, 5.80.0, 5.80.1, 5.80.2, 5.80.3, 5.80.4, 5.80.5, 5.81.0, 5.81.1, 5.82.0, 5.82.1, 5.82.2, 5.82.3, 5.82.4