CVE-2022-47197
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CVE-2022-47197 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. 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 escalation to administrator via XSS. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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 escalation to administrator via XSS. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker can send an HTTP request to inject Javascript in a post to trick an administrator into visiting the post.A stored XSS vulnerability exists in the `codeinjection_foot` for a post.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Ghost | 5.9.4 |
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1686Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1686Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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