CVE-2024-23724

Published: Feb 11, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79

9.0CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

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."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

Ghost Foundation

oss-projectaka ghost

GhostOn-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

package-ecosystem

oss-project

ghostOn-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Execution

Initial Access

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References

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

github.com

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

github.com

https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/cve-2024-23724-ghost-cms-stored-xss/

rhinosecuritylabs.com

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