GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-m382-6jw4-fmp6 Ghost: Path Traversal via Locale Setting

MEDIUM Published 2026-10-07 Modified 2026-10-07 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-105676
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
ghost
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-22, CWE-73
Reviewed
2026-10-07

Affected packages

• npm ghost: >= 1.20.0, < 6.64.0 → fixed in 6.64.0

Description

Impact A vulnerability in how Ghost loads theme translation files allowed an authenticated Administrator to read JSON files outside of the active theme's directory, potentially exposing server configuration secrets. Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v1.20.0 up to v6.64.0. Patches v6.64.0 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 Miguel Segovia Gil of KPMG and Nguyễn Quốc Đồng 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-2026-105676 Ghost is a Node.js content management system. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
  • CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path weakness

References