What is CVE-2022-47197?

CVE-2022-47197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ghost, classified under CWE-453. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-47197?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-47197 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Ghost

CVE-2022-47197

An insecure default vulnerability exists in the Post Creation functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. Default installations of Ghost allow non-administrator users to inject arbitrary Javascript in posts, which allow privilege escala…

EPSS: 0.010 (59.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ghost — versions 5.9.4
Ghost Foundation — versions 5.9.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-47197?: CVE-2022-47197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ghost, classified under CWE-453. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-47197?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-47197 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.