CVE-2022-41654

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Published Dec 23, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 18.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the newsletter subscription functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to increased privileges. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Ghost Foundation

Ghost

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.9.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost::::::node.js::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost::::::node.js::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-7303	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the newsletter subscription functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to increased privileges. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Github GHSA	GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6	ghost vulnerable to unauthorized newsletter modification via improper access controls

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 18.9% (18.914% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1624

History

Jul 16, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00337}`	epss `{'score': 0.00528}`

Apr 14, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ghost Ghost

Weaknesses

CWE-284

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 14, 2025, 6:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published: Dec 23, 2022, 11:03 PM
Updated: Apr 14, 2025, 6:08 PM
Reserved: Sep 29, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:49 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:49 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:03 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 22, 2022, 10:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:03 AM

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