Description
Ghost versions 5.8.0 before 6.34.0 contain an input validation vulnerability in the admin iframe that allows attackers to take over staff user accounts. Attackers with content publishing privileges can craft malicious pages that, when visited by active staff users, enable account takeover through improper input validation.
Published: 2026-10-01
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Ghost versions 5.8.0 before 6.34.0 contain an input validation vulnerability in the admin iframe that allows attackers to take over staff user accounts. Attackers with content publishing privileges can craft malicious pages that, when visited by active staff users, enable account takeover through improper input validation.
Title Ghost 5.8.0 before 6.34.0 Staff Account Takeover via Admin iframe
First Time appeared Ghost
Ghost ghost
Weaknesses CWE-23
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ghost
Ghost ghost
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Subscriptions

Ghost Ghost
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-01T14:36:29.984Z

Reserved: 2026-09-30T10:59:00.638Z

Link: CVE-2026-103278

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-01T11:17:23.567

Modified: 2026-10-01T11:17:23.567

Link: CVE-2026-103278

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T13:15:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-23

    Relative Path Traversal