CVE-2026-105652: CWE-203: Observable Discrepancy in TryGhost Ghost
Description
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.7.2 until 6.64.0, any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.1low
Affected software
TryGhost
Ghost
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-105652 describes an observable discrepancy vulnerability (CWE-203) in the Ghost CMS allowing any staff-level user to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This flaw exists in versions >=0.7.2 and <6.64.0. Although it reveals some information about password hash ordering, it does not directly expose password hashes or facilitate password recovery. The issue was resolved in version 6.64.0.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows staff-level users to infer the relative order of hashed passwords of other staff users, which is a low-severity information disclosure. It does not expose actual password hashes or enable password recovery, limiting the practical impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Ghost to version 6.64.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-05T16:40:39.613Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac3f8302cdf04f6563003e4
Added to database: 10/05/2026, 19:19:12 UTC
Last enriched: 10/05/2026, 19:33:50 UTC
Last updated: 10/05/2026, 20:34:04 UTC
Views: 9
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