Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU30745

Improper Authentication in Ghost - CVE-2016-10983

Published: September 17, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30745

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10983

CWE-ID: CWE-287

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Ghost

Affected software:
Ghost

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

The ghost plugin before 0.5.6 for WordPress has no access control for wp-admin/tools.php?ghostexport=true downloads of exported data.

Install update from vendor's website.