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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-23724 · published 11 February 2024

CVE-2024-23724: Ghost cross-site scripting vulnerability

Ghost · Ghost

Ghost through 5.76.0 allows stored XSS, and resultant privilege escalation in which a contributor can take over any account, via an SVG profile picture that contains JavaScript code to interact with the API on localhost TCP port 3001. NOTE: The discoverer reports that "The vendor does not view this as a valid vector."

9.0 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 3.5% · top 11.3% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
9.0CVSS 3.1 base score
3.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Ghost through 5.76.0 allows stored XSS, and resultant privilege escalation in which a contributor can take over any account, via an SVG profile picture that contains JavaScript code to interact with the API on localhost TCP port 3001. NOTE: The discoverer reports that "The vendor does not view this as a valid vector."

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646 Patch
https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/blog/ Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2024-23724 ExploitVendor Advisory
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/19646 Patch
https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/blog/ Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-23724), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.