XSS in Ghost
CVE-2024-23724
Ghost through 5.76.0 allows stored XSS, and resultant privilege escalation in which a contributor can take over any account, via an SVG profile picture that contains JavaScript code to interact with the API on localhost TCP port 3001. NOTE: The discoverer reports that "The vendor does not view this as a valid vector."
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (88.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhinosecuritylabs.com/blog/ (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-23724?
- CVE-2024-23724 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ghost, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2024-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2024-23724?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-23724 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.