CVE-2026-103289 (GCVE-0-2026-103289)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-01 10:42
Modified
2026-10-01 13:24
Severity ?
7.1 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-943 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic
Summary
Ghost from 5.9.0 before 6.44.1 contains an input validation issue in the comments feature that allows authenticated members to access comments they are not authorized to view, resulting in disclosure of restricted comment data.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TryGhost Ghost Version: 5.9.0   ≤
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