6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-40028
Ghost Open Source Content Management System Symlink File Read Vulnerability
Description

Ghost is an open source content management system. Versions prior to 5.59.1 are subject to a vulnerability which allows authenticated users to upload files that are symlinks. This can be exploited to perform an arbitrary file read of any file on the host operating system. Site administrators can check for exploitation of this issue by looking for unknown symlinks within Ghost's `content/` folder. Version 5.59.1 contains a fix for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 15, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-40028 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40028 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ghost ghost
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Arbitrary file read in Ghost-CMS allows an attacker to upload a malicious ZIP file with a symlink.

cve exploit ghost-cms github pentesting security vulnerability cve-2023-40028

Python

Updated: 5 days, 23 hours ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 21, 2024, 1:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 13, 2024, 11:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE-2023-40028 affects Ghost, an open source content management system, where versions prior to 5.59.1 allow authenticated users to upload files that are symlinks. This can be exploited to perform an arbitrary file read of any file on the host operating system.

Shell

Updated: 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 12, 2024, 6:50 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE-2023-40028 wirkt sich auf Ghost, ein Open-Source-Content-Management-System (CMS) aus.

Shell

Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 10, 2024, 9:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

automated tool designed to streamline the search and identification of Proofs of Concept (POCs)

Shell

Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
13 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2024, 3:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Shell

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 23, 2024, 3:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-40028 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-40028 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/690fbf3f7302ff3f77159c0795928bdd20f41205
    Added Reference https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9c9v-w225-v5rg
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/690fbf3f7302ff3f77159c0795928bdd20f41205 No Types Assigned https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/690fbf3f7302ff3f77159c0795928bdd20f41205 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9c9v-w225-v5rg No Types Assigned https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9c9v-w225-v5rg Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-59
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.59.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.00%

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0.30182

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