GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2 Ghost : Stored XSS via SVG Files in Content Imports

MEDIUM Published 2026-10-07 Modified 2026-10-07 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-105644
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
ghost
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-434, CWE-79
Reviewed
2026-10-07

Affected packages

• npm ghost: >= 4.0.0, < 6.67.0 → fixed in 6.67.0

Description

Impact SVG images included in content imports were stored without sanitization. An attacker who convinced an Administrator to import a crafted file could host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of staff users' admin sessions. Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v4.0.0 up to v6.65.0. Patches v6.67.0 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 Zhixi "Jace" Sun, independent security researcher, 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-2026-105644 Ghost is a Node.js content management system. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness

References