CVE-2023-40028CWE-22

Arbitrary file read via symlinks in Ghost

Medium · published August 15, 2023

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High probability of exploitation

CVSS calls it medium at 4.9. It sits in the 99.4th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS v3.1
4.9
EPSS
69%
Percentile
99.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Ghost is an open source content management system. Versions prior to 5.59.1 are subject to a vulnerability which allows authenticated users to upload files that are symlinks. This can be exploited to perform an arbitrary file read of any file on the host operating system. Site administrators can check for exploitation of this issue by looking for unknown symlinks within Ghost's `content/` folder. Version 5.59.1 contains a fix for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.68954 · 99.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2023-08-15T17:25Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 AUG 17:25Z
    Arbitrary file read via symlinks in Ghost
    cvelistv5