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Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.23.0 Multiple Account Creation via Invite Token

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Ghost versions 0.5.0 before 6.23.0 contain a concurrency issue in the staff invitation acceptance mechanism that allows multiple accounts to be created from a single invite token. Attackers can exploit this race condition by submitting concurrent requests with the same invitation token to create duplicate user accounts.

Products
ghost
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.23.0
CVEs
CVE-2026-103282
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 12:33 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.23.0 Multiple Account Creation via Invite Token

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Oct 2026, 10:45 UTC

Ghost versions 0.5.0 before 6.23.0 contain a concurrency issue in the staff invitation acceptance mechanism that allows multiple accounts to be created from a single invite token. Attackers can exploit this race condition by submitting concurrent requests with the same invitation token to create duplicate user accounts.

osv:BIT-ghost-2026-103282

ghost

Fixed versions: 6.23.0

Complete source record
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  "id": "41e8f1bfa166e06445eb2bac5506242d7215d078a768183d3c8741e22ee79510",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-ghost-2026-103282",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.23.0 Multiple Account Creation via Invite Token",
    "summary": "Ghost versions 0.5.0 before 6.23.0 contain a concurrency issue in the staff invitation acceptance mechanism that allows multiple accounts to be created from a single invite token. Attackers can exploit this race condition by submitting concurrent requests with the same invitation token to create duplicate user accounts.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-ghost-2026-103282",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "ghost",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "6.23.0",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "BIT-ghost-2026-103282",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-ghost-2026-103282",
        "CVE-2026-103282",
        "GHSA-vf9h-87xm-g767"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "SEMVER",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0.5.0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "6.23.0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "ghost",
            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/ghost",
            "ecosystem": "Bitnami"
          },
          "severity": [
            {
              "type": "CVSS_V4",
              "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/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"
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/ghost/BIT-ghost-2026-103282.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-09T12:11:01.020234486Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-vf9h-87xm-g767",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103282",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghost-0.5.0-before-6.23.0-multiple-account-creation-via-invite-token"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cpes": [
          "cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*"
        ],
        "severity": "Medium"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-103282",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/database_specific/severity"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 120756,
  "published_at": "2026-10-09T10:45:00.828+00:00"
}