GHSA-65p7-pjj8-ggmr
Member account takeover
- Severity
- 6.5 / 10
- Medium · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- —
- No score published
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- —
- Not classified
- Fix
3.42.6- Upgrade ghost to this version or later
Description
Impact
An error in the implementation of the member email change functionality allows unauthenticated users to change the email address of arbitrary member accounts to one they control by crafting a request to the relevant API endpoint, and validating the new address via magic link sent to the new email address.
Ghost(Pro) has already been patched. Self-hosters are impacted if running Ghost a version between 3.18.0 and 4.15.0 with members functionality enabled.
Patches
Fixed in 4.15.1, all 4.x sites should upgrade as soon as possible. Fixed in 3.42.6, all 3.x sites should upgrade as soon as possible.
Workarounds
The patch in 4.15.1 and 3.42.6 adds a new authenticated endpoint for updating member email addresses. Updating Ghost is the quickest complete solution.
As a workaround, if for any reason you cannot update your Ghost instance, you can block the POST /members/api/send-magic-link/ endpoint, which will also disable member login and signup for your site.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Email us at security@ghost.org
Affected versions
npm
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
ghost npm → 3.42.6
- npm
npm install ghost@3.42.6- yarn
yarn add ghost@3.42.6- pnpm
pnpm add ghost@3.42.6
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
References
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Last updated by the source
- Published
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