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Ghost 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 Path Traversal via Locale Setting

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Ghost from 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in theme translation file loading that allows authenticated administrators to read JSON files outside the active theme directory. Attackers can manipulate the locale setting to load JSON files elsewhere on the server, exposing server configuration secrets.

Products
ghost
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.64.0
CVEs
CVE-2026-104417, CVE-2026-105676
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Ghost 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 Path Traversal via Locale Setting

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Oct 2026, 10:45 UTC

Ghost from 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in theme translation file loading that allows authenticated administrators to read JSON files outside the active theme directory. Attackers can manipulate the locale setting to load JSON files elsewhere on the server, exposing server configuration secrets.

osv:BIT-ghost-2026-104417

ghost

Fixed versions: 6.64.0

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-ghost-2026-104417",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "Ghost 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 Path Traversal via Locale Setting",
    "summary": "Ghost from 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in theme translation file loading that allows authenticated administrators to read JSON files outside the active theme directory. Attackers can manipulate the locale setting to load JSON files elsewhere on the server, exposing server configuration secrets.",
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          }
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      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "BIT-ghost-2026-104417",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-ghost-2026-104417",
        "BIT-ghost-2026-105676",
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              "type": "SEMVER",
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                {
                  "introduced": "1.20.0"
                },
                {
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          ],
          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/ghost",
            "ecosystem": "Bitnami"
          },
          "severity": [
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              "type": "CVSS_V4",
              "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X"
            }
          ],
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-13T08:25:39.518829847Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cpes": [
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        ],
        "severity": "Medium"
      }
    },
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        "value": "CVE-2026-104417",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
      },
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        "value": "CVE-2026-105676",
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      }
    ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 307475,
  "published_at": "2026-10-09T10:45:19.442+00:00"
}