CVE-2026-53945

Ghost: Server-side request forgery via DNS rebinding in external request handling

Published Jun 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.0.9 until 6.21.1, Ghost’s private-IP check for outbound HTTP requests could be bypassed via DNS rebinding, allowing an attacker to coerce the Ghost server into reaching hosts on internal networks through features that issue external fetches. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.21.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-ch52-px8q-f22j Ghost: Server-side request forgery via DNS rebinding in external request handling
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Ghost
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Vendors & Products Ghost
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Description Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.0.9 until 6.21.1, Ghost’s private-IP check for outbound HTTP requests could be bypassed via DNS rebinding, allowing an attacker to coerce the Ghost server into reaching hosts on internal networks through features that issue external fetches. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.21.1.
Title Ghost: Server-side request forgery via DNS rebinding in external request handling
Weaknesses CWE-367
CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jun 25, 2026, 3:38 PM
Reserved
Jun 11, 2026, 3:50 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 24, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 10:10 PM