Medium
Ghost's improper authentication allows access to member information and actions
Type: advisorySources: OSV
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Improper authentication on some endpoints used for member actions would allow an attacker to perform member-only actions, and read member information. This security vulnerability is present in Ghost v4.46.0-v5.89.4. v5.89.5 contains a fix for this issue.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2024-43409
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 01:06 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Ghost's improper authentication allows access to member information and actions
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 20 Aug 2024, 15:05 UTC
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Improper authentication on some endpoints used for member actions would allow an attacker to perform member-only actions, and read member information. This security vulnerability is present in Ghost v4.46.0-v5.89.4. v5.89.5 contains a fix for this issue.
osv:CVE-2024-43409
Complete source record
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