CVE-2022-28397

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-28397
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-04-12 17:15:10 UTC
Updated2026-07-09 01:17:25 UTC
DescriptionAn arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of Ghost CMS v4.42.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file. NOTE: Vendor states as detailed in Ghost's security documentation, files can only be uploaded and published by trusted users, this is intentional.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.032500000 probability, percentile 0.868700000 (date 2026-07-12)

Problem Types: CWE-434 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ghost Ghost 4.42.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GitHub - TryGhost/Ghost: Turn your audience into a business. Publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Third Party Advisory
Ghost Customers – A showcase of real sites built with Ghost af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ghost.org Product
Please update your browser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 youtu.be Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Security and Privacy af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ghost.org
Ghost Usage Statistics af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 trends.builtwith.com Product
Ghost Solution Suite MITRE ghost.com
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