CVE-2023-32235

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Published May 5, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 39.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Ghost before 5.42.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files within the active theme's folder via /assets/built%2F..%2F..%2F/ directory traversal. This occurs in frontend/web/middleware/static-theme.js.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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
Github GHSA	GHSA-wf7x-fh6w-34r6	Path Traversal in Ghost

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 39.1% (39.078% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1

History

Jan 29, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ghost Ghost

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 29, 2025, 4:29 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 5, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jan 29, 2025, 4:29 PM
Reserved: May 5, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:10 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:10 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 5, 2023, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:58 AM

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