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CVE-2026-105649

Ghost: Stored XSS via SVG Uploads Bypassing Sanitization

7.3 HighFix available

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.22.0 until 6.65.0, SVG media thumbnails and SVG images uploaded with a non-SVG file extension were stored without sanitization. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.30%Unchanged since Oct 6, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.3

Ghost: Stored XSS via SVG Uploads Bypassing Sanitization

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.22.0 until 6.65.0, SVG media thumbnails and SVG images uploaded with a non-SVG file extension were stored without sanitization. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.

Record
CVE-2026-105649
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-92756 7.3

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.22.0 until 6.65.0, SVG media thumbnails and SVG images uploaded with a non-SVG file extension were stored without sanitization. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.

Record
EUVD-2026-92756
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8575-cr6v-7jh4 7.3

Ghost: Stored XSS via SVG Uploads Bypassing Sanitization

Impact

SVG media thumbnails, and SVG images uploaded with a non-SVG file extension, were stored without sanitization. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions.

Vulnerable versions

This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v4.22.0 up to v6.64.0.

Patches

v6.65.0 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 Ibrahim AlJaafreh of Cystack Red Team, Anand Prajapati, 白墨, and Nhat Anh Vu 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-8575-cr6v-7jh4
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.3

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.22.0 until 6.65.0, SVG media thumbnails and SVG images uploaded with a non-SVG file extension were stored without sanitization. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.

Record
CVE-2026-105649
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.3

Ghost: Stored XSS via SVG Uploads Bypassing Sanitization

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.22.0 until 6.65.0, SVG media thumbnails and SVG images uploaded with a non-SVG file extension were stored without sanitization. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.

Record
CVE-2026-105649
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-434, CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8575-cr6v-7jh4 7.3

Ghost: Stored XSS via SVG Uploads Bypassing Sanitization

Impact

SVG media thumbnails, and SVG images uploaded with a non-SVG file extension, were stored without sanitization. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions.

Vulnerable versions

This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v4.22.0 up to v6.64.0.

Patches

v6.65.0 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 Ibrahim AlJaafreh of Cystack Red Team, Anand Prajapati, 白墨, and Nhat Anh Vu 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-8575-cr6v-7jh4
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-434, CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-ghost-2026-105649 No score

Ghost: Stored XSS via SVG Uploads Bypassing Sanitization

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.22.0 until 6.65.0, SVG media thumbnails and SVG images uploaded with a non-SVG file extension were stored without sanitization. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.

Record
BIT-ghost-2026-105649
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ghost
npm
4.22.0 up to 6.65.0
6.65.0
ghost
Bitnami
4.22.0 up to 6.65.0
6.65.0

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-105649 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) 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 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. Fixed in ghost 6.65.0.

References

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