Ghost has a SQL injection in Content API
### Impact A SQL injection vulnerability existed in Ghost's Content API that allowed unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary data from the database. ### Vulnerable Versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost v3.24.0 to v6.19.0. ### Patches v6.19.1 contains a fix for this issue. **Note:** as this vulnerability lets an attacker gain access to a site's API keys, we recommend reviewing staff users and rotating keys. We generally recommend always updating Ghost to its most current version. ### Workarounds There is no application-level workaround. The Content API key is public by design, so restricting key access does not mitigate this vulnerability. As a temporary mitigation, a reverse proxy or WAF rule can be used to block Content API requests containing `slug%3A%5B` or `slug:[` in the query string filter parameter. Note that this may break legitimate slug filter functionality. ### References We thank Nicholas Carlini using Claude, Anthropic for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-26980US | high7.5 | Exploit | ||
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Versions 3.24.0 through 6.19.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary reads from the database. This issue has been fixed… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/ghost-cms-page-poisoning-cve-2026-26980WEB
- https://github.com/TryGhost/GhostPACKAGE
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/30868d632b2252b638bc8a4c8ebf73964592ed91WEB
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.19.1WEB
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-w52v-v783-gw97WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26980ADVISORY
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