GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-9xg7-mwmp-xmjx Ghost has Staff Token permission bypass

HIGH Published 2026-01-08 Modified 2026-01-11 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-22595
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
ghost
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-863
Reviewed
2026-01-08

Affected packages

• npm ghost: >= 6.0.0, < 6.11.0 → fixed in 6.11.0 • npm ghost: >= 5.105.0, < 5.130.6 → fixed in 5.130.6

Description

Impact A vulnerability in Ghost's handling of Staff Token authentication allowed certain endpoints to be accessed that were only intended to be accessible via Staff Session authentication. External systems that have been authenticated via Staff Tokens for Admin/Owner-role users would have had access to these endpoints. Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost v5.121.0 to v5.130.5 to and Ghost v6.0.0 to v6.10.3. Patches v5.130.6 and v6.11.0 contain a fix for this issue. References Ghost thanks Sho Odagiri of GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, Inc. for discovering and disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. For more information If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, email Ghost at [email protected].

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-22595 Ghost is a Node.js content management system. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness

References