GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477 Ghost: Authorization Bypass in Comments Feature
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-105681
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- ghost
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-943
- Reviewed
- 2026-10-07
Affected packages
• npm ghost: >= 5.9.0, < 6.44.1 → fixed in 6.44.1
Description
Impact
An input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.9.0 up to v6.44.1.
Patches
v6.44.1 contains a fix for this issue.
How to update
For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker's official Ghost image here. Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance is documented here.
If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on updating it to the latest version here.
References
Ghost thanks Himanshu Anand (@anand_himanshu) for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [email protected].
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-105681 Ghost is a Node.js content management system. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-943 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic weakness
References
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105681 advisory
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/28297 web
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/405c2623ff9060295d4a87d3a0eb4ef766c8d2d3 web
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost package
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.44.1 web