#VU52841 Cross-site scripting in Ghost


Published: 2021-05-04

Vulnerability identifier: #VU52841

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29484

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Ghost
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Ghost

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in Theme Preview. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ghost: 4.0.0 - 4.3.2


External links
http://www.npmjs.com/package/ghost
http://forum.ghost.org/t/critical-security-update-available-for-ghost-4-x/22290
http://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9fgx-q25h-jxrg


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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