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CVE-2026-53948
medium
CVSS 5.4
Unrestricted File Upload in ghost (CVE-2026-53948)
Summary
vulnerability in ghost (CVE-2026-53948). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `6.21.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-53948** has been found in ghost.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.4/10.
What to do: upgrade ghost to **6.21.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "ghost CVE-2026-53948" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-53948 (ghost) — CWE-434 / CVSS v3 5.4
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Patched: `6.21.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-434) exists in ghost.
📍 Affected scope
ghost — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.4/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **6.21.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'ghost' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'ghost' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `ghost` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade ghost to 6.21.1ステージング環境で 6.21.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
npm
ghost
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.21.1"}]}]
References
- web https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-944x-pm95-3jpr
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53948
- web https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/26751
- web https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/d659e752d6636144d75b9aa94062cdbc88a16b21
- web https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.21.1
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-944x-pm95-3jpr