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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2026-02-21 08:39

Modified

2026-02-21 09:08

Summary

Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API

Details

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Versions 3.24.0 through 6.19.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary reads from the database. This issue has been fixed in version 6.19.1.

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    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "ghost",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/ghost"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.24.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.19.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
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          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-26980"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*"
    ],
    "severity": "High"
  },
  "details": "Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Versions 3.24.0 through 6.19.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary reads from the database. This issue has been fixed in version 6.19.1.",
  "id": "BIT-ghost-2026-26980",
  "modified": "2026-02-21T09:08:21.332Z",
  "published": "2026-02-21T08:39:22.999Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/30868d632b2252b638bc8a4c8ebf73964592ed91"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.19.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-w52v-v783-gw97"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26980"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API"
}

CVE-2026-26980 (GCVE-0-2026-26980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-20 01:00 – Updated: 2026-02-20 15:35

Title

Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API

Summary

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Versions 3.24.0 through 6.19.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary reads from the database. This issue has been fixed in version 6.19.1.

Severity ?

9.4 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CWE

CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/adviso…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/30868d63…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.19.1	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	TryGhost	Ghost	Affected: >= 3.24.0, < 6.19.1

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2026-26980 (GCVE-0-2026-26980)

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