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Ghost 1.0.0 before 6.62.0 Suspension Bypass via Password Reset

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Ghost versions before 6.62.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows suspended staff users to reactivate their accounts through self-service password reset. Attackers with suspended staff credentials can perform password reset operations to regain active account access and restore their original privileges.

Products
ghost
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.62.0
CVEs
CVE-2026-103268
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 12:33 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Ghost 1.0.0 before 6.62.0 Suspension Bypass via Password Reset

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Oct 2026, 10:44 UTC

Ghost versions before 6.62.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows suspended staff users to reactivate their accounts through self-service password reset. Attackers with suspended staff credentials can perform password reset operations to regain active account access and restore their original privileges.

osv:BIT-ghost-2026-103268

ghost

Fixed versions: 6.62.0

Complete source record
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  "id": "2e01ce27fb18143fa435ae32c01290fe974f2a967f5743854bab0f80dd71385f",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-ghost-2026-103268",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Ghost 1.0.0 before 6.62.0 Suspension Bypass via Password Reset",
    "summary": "Ghost versions before 6.62.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows suspended staff users to reactivate their accounts through self-service password reset. Attackers with suspended staff credentials can perform password reset operations to regain active account access and restore their original privileges.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-ghost-2026-103268",
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          }
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    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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              "type": "SEMVER",
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                  "introduced": "1.0.0"
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            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/ghost",
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              "type": "CVSS_V4",
              "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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": "2026-10-09T12:10:55.860059676Z",
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      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 120751,
  "published_at": "2026-10-09T10:44:47.097+00:00"
}