{"id":"CVE-2023-31133","aliases":["BIT-ghost-2023-31133","EUVD-2023-1619","GHSA-r97q-ghch-82j9"],"status":"published","title":"Ghost vulnerable to disclosure of private API fields","description":"Ghost is an app for new-media creators with tools to build a website, publish content, send newsletters, and offer paid subscriptions to members. Prior to version 5.46.1, due to a lack of validation when filtering on the public API endpoints, it is possible to reveal private fields via a brute force attack.\n\nGhost(Pro) has already been patched. Maintainers can find no evidence that the issue was exploited on Ghost(Pro) prior to the patch being added. Self-hosters are impacted if running Ghost a version below v5.46.1. v5.46.1 contains a fix for this issue. As a workaround, add a block for requests to `/ghost/api/content/*` where the `filter` query parameter contains `password` or `email`.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.45713,"percentile":0.98813,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"published":"2023-05-03T21:57:10Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:39Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"ghost","fixed_in":["5.46.1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"ghost","fixed_in":["5.46.1"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"ghost","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.46.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Bitnami","package":"ghost","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.46.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"ghost","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.46.1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"ghost","product":"ghost"},{"vendor":"tryghost","product":"ghost"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-r97q-ghch-82j9","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/b3caf16005289cc9909488391b4a26f3f4a66a90","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v5.46.1","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Release Notes","article","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31133","tags":["web","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r97q-ghch-82j9"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/31xxx/CVE-2023-31133.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-31133","title":"Ghost vulnerable to disclosure of private API fields","description":"Ghost is an app for new-media creators with tools to build a website, publish content, send newsletters, and offer paid subscriptions to members. Prior to version 5.46.1, due to a lack of validation when filtering on the public API endpoints, it is possible to reveal private fields via a brute force attack.\n\nGhost(Pro) has already been patched. Maintainers can find no evidence that the issue was exploited on Ghost(Pro) prior to the patch being added. Self-hosters are impacted if running Ghost a version below v5.46.1. v5.46.1 contains a fix for this issue. As a workaround, add a block for requests to `/ghost/api/content/*` where the `filter` query parameter contains `password` or `email`.","status":"published","published":"2023-05-08T20:56:39.299Z","modified":"2025-01-29T14:53:24.054Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-200"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:27.430605Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-1619","description":"Ghost is an app for new-media creators with tools to build a website, publish content, send newsletters, and offer paid subscriptions to members. Prior to version 5.46.1, due to a lack of validation when filtering on the public API endpoints, it is possible to reveal private fields via a brute force attack.\n\nGhost(Pro) has already been patched. Maintainers can find no evidence that the issue was exploited on Ghost(Pro) prior to the patch being added. Self-hosters are impacted if running Ghost a version below v5.46.1. v5.46.1 contains a fix for this issue. As a workaround, add a block for requests to `/ghost/api/content/*` where the `filter` query parameter contains `password` or `email`.","status":"published","published":"2023-05-08T20:56:39Z","modified":"2025-01-29T14:53:24Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:04:10.386162Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-r97q-ghch-82j9","title":"Ghost vulnerable to information disclosure of private API fields","description":"### Impact\n\nDue to a lack of validation when filtering on the public API endpoints, it is possible to reveal private fields via a brute force attack.\n\nGhost(Pro) has already been patched. We can find no evidence that the issue was exploited on Ghost(Pro) prior to the patch being added.\n\nSelf-hosters are impacted if running Ghost a version below v5.46.1. Immediate action should be taken to secure your site - see patches and workarounds below.\n\n### Patches\n\nv5.46.1 contains a fix for this issue.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nAdd a block for requests to `/ghost/api/content/*` where the `filter` query parameter contains `password` or `email`.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org)","status":"published","published":"2023-05-03T21:57:10Z","modified":"2023-11-07T05:06:37Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-200"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:15.931647Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-31133","description":"Ghost is an app for new-media creators with tools to build a website, publish content, send newsletters, and offer paid subscriptions to members. 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As a workaround, add a block for requests to `/ghost/api/content/*` where the `filter` query parameter contains `password` or `email`.","status":"published","published":"2023-05-08T21:15:11.6Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:56:20.903Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-200"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:01.131774Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-31133","title":"Ghost vulnerable to disclosure of private API fields","description":"Ghost is an app for new-media creators with tools to build a website, publish content, send newsletters, and offer paid subscriptions to members. Prior to version 5.46.1, due to a lack of validation when filtering on the public API endpoints, it is possible to reveal private fields via a brute force attack.\n\nGhost(Pro) has already been patched. Maintainers can find no evidence that the issue was exploited on Ghost(Pro) prior to the patch being added. Self-hosters are impacted if running Ghost a version below v5.46.1. v5.46.1 contains a fix for this issue. As a workaround, add a block for requests to `/ghost/api/content/*` where the `filter` query parameter contains `password` or `email`.","status":"published","published":"2023-05-08T20:56:39.299Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:39.853431718Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-200"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:31.790231Z"},{"id":"GHSA-r97q-ghch-82j9","title":"Ghost vulnerable to information disclosure of private API fields","description":"### Impact\n\nDue to a lack of validation when filtering on the public API endpoints, it is possible to reveal private fields via a brute force attack.\n\nGhost(Pro) has already been patched. We can find no evidence that the issue was exploited on Ghost(Pro) prior to the patch being added.\n\nSelf-hosters are impacted if running Ghost a version below v5.46.1. Immediate action should be taken to secure your site - see patches and workarounds below.\n\n### Patches\n\nv5.46.1 contains a fix for this issue.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nAdd a block for requests to `/ghost/api/content/*` where the `filter` query parameter contains `password` or `email`.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org)","status":"published","published":"2023-05-03T21:57:10Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:08.181521856Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-200"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:55.480549Z"},{"id":"BIT-ghost-2023-31133","title":"Ghost vulnerable to disclosure of private API fields","description":"Ghost is an app for new-media creators with tools to build a website, publish content, send newsletters, and offer paid subscriptions to members. 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