GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-xm43-3m56-w3wf Ghost: Paid gift memberships obtainable at minimal cost via the donations feature

MEDIUM Published 2026-08-04 Modified 2026-08-04 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-59817
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
ghost
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-472, CWE-639
Reviewed
2026-08-04

Affected packages

• npm ghost: >= 6.27.0, < 6.44.0 → fixed in 6.44.0

Description

Impact A vulnerability in Ghost's public donation checkout flow allowed an unauthenticated attacker to obtain full paid gift memberships for a minimal payment. No customer or member data was exposed, and the issue could not be used to steal money from a site or its members. Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v6.27.0 up to v6.43.1. Patches v6.44.0 contains a fix for this issue. How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker’s official Ghost image on Docker Hub and follow the documentation on updating a Docker-based Ghost instance. For self-hosters using Ghost-CLI, see the documentation for updating Ghost to the latest version. Workarounds If upgrading immediately is not possible, you can remove the vulnerable checkout path by disabling the donations feature in Ghost Admin under Settings → Membership → Tips & donations until the upgrade is applied. References Ghost thanks sane100400 and p4p3r 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-2026-59817 Ghost is a Node.js content management system. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-472 External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter weakness
  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key weakness

References