CVE-2026-103267 (GCVE-0-2026-103267)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-01 10:42
Modified
2026-10-01 16:37
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-807 - Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
Summary
Ghost versions before 6.62.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in staff invite acceptance that allows users to specify any email address when creating their account. Attackers can accept leaked invite tokens with attacker-controlled email addresses, or legitimate recipients can register with unintended email providers.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TryGhost Ghost Version: 0.5.0   ≤
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