GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-cjc9-q5gf-327p Ghost: Theme Upload Path Traversal

MEDIUM Published 2026-08-04 Modified 2026-08-04 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-70593
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
ghost
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-22
Reviewed
2026-08-04

Affected packages

• npm ghost: >= 0.10.0, < 6.54.1 → fixed in 6.54.1

Description

Impact A vulnerability in custom themes allowed a staff user to write files outside of the uploads directory. This could be used to alter the behavior of the installation. Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v0.10.0 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. 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 Stephen Sims, Off By One Security for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Ghost at [email protected].

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-70593 Ghost is a Node.js content management system. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References