CVE-2024-23724 json
Ghost has possible Cross-site Scripting issue
published 2024-02-11 2 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-ghost-2024-23724 , EUVD-2024-0591 , GHSA-99vc-xw8j-phjm
- cvss
- 9.0
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.5%
- EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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."
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
3.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | ghost | <=5.76.0 |
no fix listed |
| bitnami | ghost | <5.82.11 |
5.82.11 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646
web, patch
-
github.com
/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724
web, exploit, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
rhinosecuritylabs.com
/blog/
third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23724
advisory, web
-
github.com
/TryGhost/Ghost
package
-
rhinosecuritylabs.com
/blog
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-23724
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-99vc-xw8j-phjm
- NVD CVE-2024-23724
- OSV BIT-ghost-2024-23724
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