CVE-2024-23724

Published: Feb 11, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.0

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.3 / Impact: 6.0

Source: NVD

Description

Ghost through 5.76.0 allows stored XSS, and resultant privilege escalation in which a contributor can take over any account, via an SVG profile picture that contains JavaScript code to interact with the API on localhost TCP port 3001. NOTE: The discoverer reports that "The vendor does not view this as a valid vector."

Affected (1)

Products: Ghost: Ghost

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ghost Ghost	Up to 5.76.0

Related CWEs

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (6)

https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitVendor Advisory

https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/blog/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitVendor Advisory

https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/blog/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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