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CVE-2022-28397
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of Ghost CMS v4.42.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.5%
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Description
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of Ghost CMS v4.42.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file. NOTE: Vendor states as detailed in Ghost's security documentation, files can only be uploaded and published by trusted users, this is intentional.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
References (5)
- https://ghost.org/customers/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://trends.builtwith.com/cms/Ghost (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://youtu.be/PncfBetPk2g (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://ghost.org/docs/security/#privilege-escalation-attacks (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-ffhq-g856-9f2p (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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