High severity · published May 5, 2023
CVE-2023-32235
Ghost before 5.42.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files within the active theme's folder via /assets/built%2F..%2F..%2F/ directory traversal
7.5
CVSS
39.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Ghost before 5.42.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files within the active theme's folder via /assets/built%2F..%2F..%2F/ directory traversal. This occurs in frontend/web/middleware/static-theme.js.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)39.1% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghost · Ghost
before 5.42.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32235
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32235
Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
Release Notes
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1
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