What is CVE-2024-43409?

CVE-2024-43409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ghost, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-43409?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ghost

CVE-2024-43409

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Improper authentication on some endpoints used for member actions would allow an attacker to perform member-only actions, and read member information. This security vulnerability is present in…

EPSS: 0.003 (24.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Ghost
Tryghost Ghost — versions >= 4.46.0 < 5.89.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43409?: CVE-2024-43409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ghost, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-43409?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.