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SCA: security update for ghost (GHSA-pr22-p9rp-2cqv)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 445710

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.9.0 until 6.54.1, an input validation issue allowed
 any staff user to create a post with content in feature_image_caption that could be used to hijack another
 staff user's Ghost Admin session, resulting in privilege escalation. This issue is fixed in 6.54.1.
 (CVE-2026-70596)

Solution

Update the ghost library and its related packages to version 6.54.1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pr22-p9rp-2cqv

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 445710

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/5/2026

Updated: 8/5/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-70596

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-70596

cwe: CWE-79