Ghost CLI before 1.30.1 contains an IP spoofing vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass rate-limiting controls by manipulating the X-Forwarded-For header through a misconfigured Nginx configuration. Attackers can append attacker-controlled values to the header chain using the $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for directive to present an arbitrary IP address, circumventing Ghost's rate-limiting mechanisms on self-hosted instances.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghost-cli-ip-spoofing-via-x-forwarded-for-header
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost-CLI/security/advisories/GHSA-wjx2-9fpq-8997
Published: 2026-07-31
Updated: 2026-07-31
Base Score: 2.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium