CVE-2026-105651
Ghost: Stored XSS via Bookmark Card Images
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.94.0 until 6.64.0, when creating a bookmark card, Ghost could store non-image files fetched from an external website as bookmark icons or thumbnails. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host arbitrary HTML on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Ghost: Stored XSS via Bookmark Card Images
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.94.0 until 6.64.0, when creating a bookmark card, Ghost could store non-image files fetched from an external website as bookmark icons or thumbnails. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host arbitrary HTML on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105651- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS: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-2026-92761
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.94.0 until 6.64.0, when creating a bookmark card, Ghost could store non-image files fetched from an external website as bookmark icons or thumbnails. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host arbitrary HTML on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-92761- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-347q-26qq-h2p6
Ghost: Stored XSS via Bookmark Card Images
Impact
When creating a bookmark card, Ghost could store non-image files fetched from an external website as bookmark icons or thumbnails. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host arbitrary HTML on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.94.0 up to v6.64.0.
Patches
v6.64.0 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 Thai Son Dinh of VinSOC Labs and 白墨 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-347q-26qq-h2p6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS: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
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.94.0 until 6.64.0, when creating a bookmark card, Ghost could store non-image files fetched from an external website as bookmark icons or thumbnails. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host arbitrary HTML on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105651- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS: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
OSVCVE-2026-104413
Ghost 5.94.0 before 6.64.0 Stored XSS via Bookmark Card Images
Ghost from 5.94.0 before 6.64.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows staff users, including Contributors, to host arbitrary HTML by abusing bookmark card image fetching. Attackers can create bookmark cards that store non-image files from external websites as icons or thumbnails to compromise other staff users' admin sessions.
- Record
CVE-2026-104413- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Ghost: Stored XSS via Bookmark Card Images
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.94.0 until 6.64.0, when creating a bookmark card, Ghost could store non-image files fetched from an external website as bookmark icons or thumbnails. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host arbitrary HTML on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105651- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS: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-347q-26qq-h2p6
Ghost: Stored XSS via Bookmark Card Images
Impact
When creating a bookmark card, Ghost could store non-image files fetched from an external website as bookmark icons or thumbnails. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host arbitrary HTML on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.94.0 up to v6.64.0.
Patches
v6.64.0 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 Thai Son Dinh of VinSOC Labs and 白墨 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-347q-26qq-h2p6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS: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-2026-104413 No score
Ghost 5.94.0 before 6.64.0 Stored XSS via Bookmark Card Images
Ghost from 5.94.0 before 6.64.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows staff users, including Contributors, to host arbitrary HTML by abusing bookmark card image fetching. Attackers can create bookmark cards that store non-image files from external websites as icons or thumbnails to compromise other staff users' admin sessions.
- Record
BIT-ghost-2026-104413- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-ghost-2026-105651 No score
Ghost: Stored XSS via Bookmark Card Images
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.94.0 until 6.64.0, when creating a bookmark card, Ghost could store non-image files fetched from an external website as bookmark icons or thumbnails. This allowed any staff user, including Contributors, to host arbitrary HTML on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of other staff users' admin sessions. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
- Record
BIT-ghost-2026-105651- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-105651 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Tryghost Ghost, published October 2, 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 6.64.0.
References
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-347q-26qq-h2p6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105651
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