CVE-2024-23724

high-risk
Published 2024-02-11

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."

Do I need to act?

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38.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 62% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.0/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Ghost

References (6)

Exploit https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724
Patch https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646
Third Party Advisory https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/blog/
Exploit https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724
Patch https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646
Third Party Advisory https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/blog/
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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 17/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal