CVE-2024-23724

Public Exploit

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."

Category

9.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 26.63% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/blog/ third party advisory
https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724 vendor advisory exploit
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-23724?
CVE-2024-23724 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-23724?
To fix CVE-2024-23724, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-23724 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-23724 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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