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Critical · 9.0 CVE-2022-47196 EUVD-2022-49971GHSA-vx4r-h2xh-2c27

An insecure default vulnerability exists in the Post Creation functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. Default installations of Ghost…

Published Jan 19, 2023 · Updated Nov 4, 2025 · Assigned by talos

Description

An insecure default vulnerability exists in the Post Creation functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. Default installations of Ghost allow non-administrator users to inject arbitrary Javascript in posts, which allow privilege escalation to administrator via XSS. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker can send an HTTP request to inject Javascript in a post to trick an administrator into visiting the post.A stored XSS vulnerability exists in the `codeinjection_head` for a post.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4 —

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