Ghost: Authorization Bypass in Comments Feature

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477",
  "method": "structured",
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    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Ghost: Authorization Bypass in Comments Feature",
    "summary": "### Impact An input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.9.0 up to v6.44.1. ### Patches v6.44.1 contains a fix for this issue. ### How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost image here](https://hub.docker.com/_/ghost). Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance [is documented here](https://docs.ghost.org/install/docker#updating-ghost). If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on [updating it to the latest version here](https://docs.ghost.org/update). ### References Ghost thanks [Himanshu Anand](https://github.com/unknownhad) ([@anand_himanshu](https://twitter.com/anand_himanshu)) for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).",
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            "purl": "pkg:npm/ghost",
            "ecosystem": "npm"
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      "modified": "2026-10-13T08:25:39.115282662Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105681",
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/28297",
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/405c2623ff9060295d4a87d3a0eb4ef766c8d2d3",
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2026-10-07T16:18:00+00:00"
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