CVE-2022-47194
19.01.2023, 18:15
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 `twitter` field for a user.
Vendor | Product | Version |
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ghost | ghost | 5.9.4 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-453 - Insecure Default Variable InitializationThe software, by default, initializes an internal variable with an insecure or less secure value than is possible.
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.