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Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.81.0 until 6.60.0, staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author. This issue is fixed in version 6.60.0.

Products
ghost
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.60.0
CVEs
CVE-2026-105680
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 06:50 UTC

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.81.0 until 6.60.0, staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author. This issue is fixed in version 6.60.0.

osv:BIT-ghost-2026-105680

ghost

Fixed versions: 6.60.0

Complete source record
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  "id": "d0e2b50afbb5a2e337dbad8b1fbedfa40720f25e05262887361050018a6baa42",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-ghost-2026-105680",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post",
    "summary": "Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.81.0 until 6.60.0, staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author. This issue is fixed in version 6.60.0.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-ghost-2026-105680",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "ghost",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "6.60.0",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "BIT-ghost-2026-105680",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-ghost-2026-105680",
        "CVE-2026-105680",
        "GHSA-x3mg-q38v-m562"
      ],
      "affected": [
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            {
              "type": "SEMVER",
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                {
                  "introduced": "5.81.0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "6.60.0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "ghost",
            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/ghost",
            "ecosystem": "Bitnami"
          },
          "severity": [
            {
              "type": "CVSS_V3",
              "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/ghost/BIT-ghost-2026-105680.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-13T08:25:39.027676535Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/cf2f718a67faa342c27989b701554ddd63862165",
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/30283",
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.60.0",
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-x3mg-q38v-m562",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105680"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cpes": [
          "cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*"
        ],
        "severity": "Medium"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-105680",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/database_specific/severity"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 307471,
  "published_at": "2026-10-13T06:50:32.698+00:00"
}