CVE-2026-105644
Ghost: Stored XSS via SVG Files in Content Imports
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.0.0 until 6.67.0, SVG images included in content imports were stored without sanitization. An attacker who convinced an Administrator to import a crafted file could host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.67.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.8
Ghost: Stored XSS via SVG Files in Content Imports
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.0.0 until 6.67.0, SVG images included in content imports were stored without sanitization. An attacker who convinced an Administrator to import a crafted file could host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.67.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105644- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-92633
6.8
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.0.0 until 6.67.0, SVG images included in content imports were stored without sanitization. An attacker who convinced an Administrator to import a crafted file could host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.67.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-92633- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
6.8
Ghost : Stored XSS via SVG Files in Content Imports
Impact
SVG images included in content imports were stored without sanitization. An attacker who convinced an Administrator to import a crafted file could host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of staff users' admin sessions.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v4.0.0 up to v6.65.0.
Patches
v6.67.0 contains a fix for this issue.
How to update
For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker's official Ghost image here. Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance is documented here.
If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on updating it to the latest version here.
References
Ghost thanks Zhixi "Jace" Sun, independent security researcher, for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [email protected].
- Record
GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.8
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.0.0 until 6.67.0, SVG images included in content imports were stored without sanitization. An attacker who convinced an Administrator to import a crafted file could host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.67.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105644- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.8
Ghost: Stored XSS via SVG Files in Content Imports
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.0.0 until 6.67.0, SVG images included in content imports were stored without sanitization. An attacker who convinced an Administrator to import a crafted file could host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.67.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105644- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
6.8
Ghost : Stored XSS via SVG Files in Content Imports
Impact
SVG images included in content imports were stored without sanitization. An attacker who convinced an Administrator to import a crafted file could host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of staff users' admin sessions.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v4.0.0 up to v6.65.0.
Patches
v6.67.0 contains a fix for this issue.
How to update
For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker's official Ghost image here. Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance is documented here.
If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on updating it to the latest version here.
References
Ghost thanks Zhixi "Jace" Sun, independent security researcher, for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [email protected].
- Record
GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-ghost-2026-105644 No score
Ghost: Stored XSS via SVG Files in Content Imports
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.0.0 until 6.67.0, SVG images included in content imports were stored without sanitization. An attacker who convinced an Administrator to import a crafted file could host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.67.0.
- Record
BIT-ghost-2026-105644- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-105644 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Tryghost Ghost, published October 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in ghost 6.67.0.
References
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/31060
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/1be06f4e95a5eb159d14abda7660e689af13cff1
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.66.0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105644
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/105xxx/CVE-2026-105644.json
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost