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Ghost: Server-Side Request Forgery in Image Fetching

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.10.0 until 6.54.1, a Server-Side Request Forgery in Ghost Admin image fetching allowed any staff-level user to perform a blind HTTP GET request against internal hosts. No output was returned, but this could have been used to probe open ports on internal hosts. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-70591
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 11:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Ghost: Server-Side Request Forgery in Image Fetching

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Aug 2026, 21:37 UTC

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.10.0 until 6.54.1, a Server-Side Request Forgery in Ghost Admin image fetching allowed any staff-level user to perform a blind HTTP GET request against internal hosts. No output was returned, but this could have been used to probe open ports on internal hosts. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.

osv:CVE-2026-70591
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70591",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Ghost: Server-Side Request Forgery in Image Fetching",
    "summary": "Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.10.0 until 6.54.1, a Server-Side Request Forgery in Ghost Admin image fetching allowed any staff-level user to perform a blind HTTP GET request against internal hosts. No output was returned, but this could have been used to probe open ports on internal hosts. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-70591",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2026-70591",
      "aliases": [
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        "CVE-2026-70591",
        "GHSA-gcvv-72q8-9v76"
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                  },
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                    ],
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:34.689243974Z",
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        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-gcvv-72q8-9v76",
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  "document_id": 502081,
  "published_at": "2026-08-04T21:37:53.766+00:00"
}