CVE-2024-23725

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Published Jan 21, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Ghost before 5.76.0 allows XSS via a post excerpt in excerpt.js. An XSS payload can be rendered in post summaries.

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-fh38-9fgr-454w	Cross-site Scripting in Ghost

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.436% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/17190
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v5.76.0

History

May 30, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ghost Ghost

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 30, 2025, 2:24 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 21, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 30, 2025, 2:24 PM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:13 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:13 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 21, 2024, 4:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:13 AM

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