CVE-2026-103278: Relative Path Traversal in TryGhost Ghost
Ghost versions 5.8.0 before 6.34.0 contain an input validation vulnerability in the admin iframe that allows attackers to take over staff user accounts. Attackers with content publishing privileges can craft malicious pages that, when visited by active staff users, enable account takeover through improper input validation.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-103278 is a high-severity vulnerability in TryGhost Ghost CMS affecting versions >=5.8.0 and <6.34.0. It involves a relative path traversal issue in the admin iframe component, enabling attackers who have content publishing rights to create malicious pages. When these pages are accessed by active staff users, the attackers can hijack their accounts due to insufficient input validation. The CVSS 4.0 score is 8.5, indicating a high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required beyond publishing rights, and requiring user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows attackers with content publishing privileges to take over staff user accounts, potentially leading to unauthorized administrative access and control within the Ghost CMS environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version is available starting from 6.34.0. Users should upgrade Ghost to version 6.34.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
CVE-2026-103278: Relative Path Traversal in TryGhost Ghost
Description
Ghost versions 5.8.0 before 6.34.0 contain an input validation vulnerability in the admin iframe that allows attackers to take over staff user accounts. Attackers with content publishing privileges can craft malicious pages that, when visited by active staff users, enable account takeover through improper input validation.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.5high
Affected software
TryGhost
Ghost
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-103278 is a high-severity vulnerability in TryGhost Ghost CMS affecting versions >=5.8.0 and <6.34.0. It involves a relative path traversal issue in the admin iframe component, enabling attackers who have content publishing rights to create malicious pages. When these pages are accessed by active staff users, the attackers can hijack their accounts due to insufficient input validation. The CVSS 4.0 score is 8.5, indicating a high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required beyond publishing rights, and requiring user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows attackers with content publishing privileges to take over staff user accounts, potentially leading to unauthorized administrative access and control within the Ghost CMS environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version is available starting from 6.34.0. Users should upgrade Ghost to version 6.34.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-30T10:59:00.638Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abe7495a43b0b3b89bd1d0c
Added to database: 10/01/2026, 14:56:21 UTC
Last enriched: 10/01/2026, 15:07:46 UTC
Last updated: 10/01/2026, 20:49:43 UTC
Views: 4
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