CVE-2026-103269 (GCVE-0-2026-103269)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-01 10:42
Modified
2026-10-01 14:59
Severity ?
6.9 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
Summary
Ghost versions 5.3.0 before 6.62.0 contain a missing authorization vulnerability that allows an authenticated site member to read the excerpts of posts they do not have access to (gated content).
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TryGhost Ghost Version: 5.3.0   ≤
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