Ghost: Theme Upload Path Traversal
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-70593 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-04 22:17:17 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-04 22:17:17 UTC |
| Description | Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.10.0 until 6.54.1, a vulnerability in custom themes allowed a staff user to write files outside of the uploads directory. This could be used to alter the behavior of the installation through custom theme upload path traversal in LocalStorageBase and theme storage name handling. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.6 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 6.6 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.6 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
HighUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
HighAvailability
LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.54.1 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/fbaa92327e52607036a1e42204c9eadcc751d82c | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-cjc9-q5gf-327p | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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