Ghost: Cross-Site Scripting in Feature Image Captions
### Impact An input validation issue allowed any staff user to create a post with content that could be used to hijack another staff user's Ghost Admin session resulting in privilege escalation. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v4.9.0 up to v6.54.0. ### Patches v6.54.1 contains a fix for this issue. ### How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost image here](https://hub.docker.com/_/ghost). Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance [is documented here](https://docs.ghost.org/install/docker#updating-ghost). If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on [updating it to the latest version here](https://docs.ghost.org/update). ### References Ghost thanks Versa for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Ghost at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-70596US | — | — | ||
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.9.0 until 6.54.1, an input validation issue allowed any staff user to create a post with content in feature_image_caption that… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/TryGhost/GhostPACKAGE
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/a8bea3a4ceec4c852b880f4885119453c3d8588eWEB
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/29635WEB
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.54.1WEB
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-pr22-p9rp-2cqvWEB
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