CVE-2026-53943CWE-524

Ghost: Cache-poisoning XSS in Ghost frontend via x-ghost-preview header

Critical · published June 24, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From until 6.37.0, when Ghost is behind a shared caching layer that results in cached content being shared between different visitors, an unauthenticated user could send an x-ghost-preview header that altered the rendered frontend response. In affected cache configurations, that response could be stored and served to subsequent visitors requesting the same page, allowing cache poisoning of request-specific preview output. When running Ghost's frontend and admin panel on the same domain this could be used to take over staff user accounts. When running these on different domains staff accounts have no exposure. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.37.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.6 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00446 · 37.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-524 · Use of Cache Containing Sensitive Information
Published
2026-06-24T18:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JUN 18:13Z
    Ghost: Cache-poisoning XSS in Ghost frontend via x-ghost-preview header
    cvelistv5