CVE-2022-41654 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the newsletter subscription functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to increased privileges. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00266.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Ghost	Ghost

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost::::::node.js::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost::::::node.js::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-7303	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the newsletter subscription functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to increased privileges. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Github GHSA	GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6	ghost vulnerable to unauthorized newsletter modification via improper access controls

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1624

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00337}`	epss `{'score': 0.00528}`

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2022-12-23T23:03:51.372Z

Updated: 2025-04-14T18:08:15.772Z

Reserved: 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-41654

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:49:43.405Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-22T10:15:10.047

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:23:34.413

Link: CVE-2022-41654

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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