Auth bypass in Ghost

CVE-2016-10983

The ghost plugin before 0.5.6 for WordPress has no access control for wp-admin/tools.php?ghostexport=true downloads of exported data.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.015 (72.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ghost
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10983?: CVE-2016-10983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ghost, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-10983?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10983 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.