CVE-2024-43409

Ghost's improper authentication allows access to member information and actions

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 20, 2024 at 03:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:50 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsGhostGhost

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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 Ghost v4.46.0-v5.89.4. v5.89.5 contains a fix for this issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ghost· Ghostwordpress-plugin
95%
4.46.0 ≤ v < 5.89.54.46.0
Affected range stops below 5.89.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.89.5
Affected range stops below 5.89.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-287

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