CVE-2022-28397

critical

Description

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of Ghost CMS v4.42.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file. NOTE: Vendor states as detailed in Ghost's security documentation, files can only be uploaded and published by trusted users, this is intentional

References

https://youtu.be/PncfBetPk2g

https://trends.builtwith.com/cms/Ghost

https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost

https://ghost.org/docs/security/#privilege-escalation-attacks

https://ghost.org/customers/

http://ghost.com

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-04-12

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01579