CVE-2021-29484

Summary

CVECVE-2021-29484
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-04-29 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-09-14 18:47:00 UTC
DescriptionGhost is a Node.js CMS. An unused endpoint added during the development of 4.0.0 has left sites vulnerable to untrusted users gaining access to Ghost Admin. Attackers can gain access by getting logged in users to click a link containing malicious code. Users do not need to enter credentials and may not know they've visited a malicious site. Ghost(Pro) has already been patched. We can find no evidence that the issue was exploited on Ghost(Pro) prior to the patch being added. Self-hosters are impacted if running Ghost a version between 4.0.0 and 4.3.2. Immediate action should be taken to secure your site. The issue has been fixed in 4.3.3, all 4.x sites should upgrade as soon as possible. As the endpoint is unused, the patch simply removes it. As a workaround blocking access to /ghost/preview can also mitigate the issue.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ghost Ghost All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ghost CMS 4.3.2 - Cross-Origin Admin Takeover CONFIRM blog.sonarsource.com
Critical security update available for Ghost 4.x - News - Ghost Forum MISC forum.ghost.org
DOM XSS in Theme Preview · Advisory · TryGhost/Ghost · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
CVE-2021-29484 Node.js Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
ghost - npm MISC www.npmjs.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 981199 Nodejs (npm) Security Update for ghost (GHSA-9fgx-q25h-jxrg)
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