CVE-2026-53949CWE-200CWE-693

Ghost Content API filter bypass reveals private fields

Medium · published June 24, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.46.1 until 6.21.2, the validation applied to filters on the public API endpoints could be partially bypassed, making it possible to reveal private fields via a brute force attack. If SQLite was used as the database password hashes were fully accessible. If MySQL was used as the database the password hashes' case (uppercase / lowercase) would have been lost, which would likely have rendered a further brute force attack on the discovered hashes fruitless. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.21.2.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00358 · 28.4th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor; CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure
Published
2026-06-24T18:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JUN 18:05Z
    Ghost Content API filter bypass reveals private fields
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