{"id":"GHSA-7v28-g2pq-ggg8","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"Ghost vulnerable to remote code execution in locale setting change","description":"### Impact\n\nA [vulnerability](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24785) in an upstream library means an authenticated attacker can abuse locale input to execute arbitrary commands from a file that has previously been uploaded using the file upload functionality in the post editor.\n\n### Patches\n\nFixed in 5.2.3, all 5.x sites should update as soon as possible.\nFixed in 4.48.2, all 4.x sites should update as soon as possible.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nPatched versions of Ghost add validation to the locale input to prevent execution of arbitrary files. Updating Ghost is the quickest complete solution.\n\nAs a workaround, if for any reason you cannot update your Ghost instance, you can block the `POST /ghost/api/admin/settings/` endpoint, which will also disable updating settings for your site.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org)\n\n### Credits\n\n* devx00 - https://twitter.com/devx00","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","from":"ghsa"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"published":"2022-06-17T01:16:03Z","modified":"2023-01-06T05:07:50Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"ghost","fixed_in":["4.48.2","5.2.3"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"ghost","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.48.2"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"ghost","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.0.0"},{"fixed":"5.2.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"ghost","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.48.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"ghost","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"5.0.0"},{"fixed":"5.2.3"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-7v28-g2pq-ggg8","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7v28-g2pq-ggg8"},{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-7v28-g2pq-ggg8","title":"Ghost vulnerable to remote code execution in locale setting change","description":"### Impact\n\nA [vulnerability](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24785) in an upstream library means an authenticated attacker can abuse locale input to execute arbitrary commands from a file that has previously been uploaded using the file upload functionality in the post editor.\n\n### Patches\n\nFixed in 5.2.3, all 5.x sites should update as soon as possible.\nFixed in 4.48.2, all 4.x sites should update as soon as possible.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nPatched versions of Ghost add validation to the locale input to prevent execution of arbitrary files. Updating Ghost is the quickest complete solution.\n\nAs a workaround, if for any reason you cannot update your Ghost instance, you can block the `POST /ghost/api/admin/settings/` endpoint, which will also disable updating settings for your site.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org)\n\n### Credits\n\n* devx00 - https://twitter.com/devx00","status":"published","published":"2022-06-17T01:16:03Z","modified":"2023-01-06T05:07:50Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:01.39976Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-7v28-g2pq-ggg8","title":"Ghost vulnerable to remote code execution in locale setting change","description":"### Impact\n\nA [vulnerability](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24785) in an upstream library means an authenticated attacker can abuse locale input to execute arbitrary commands from a file that has previously been uploaded using the file upload functionality in the post editor.\n\n### Patches\n\nFixed in 5.2.3, all 5.x sites should update as soon as possible.\nFixed in 4.48.2, all 4.x sites should update as soon as possible.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nPatched versions of Ghost add validation to the locale input to prevent execution of arbitrary files. Updating Ghost is the quickest complete solution.\n\nAs a workaround, if for any reason you cannot update your Ghost instance, you can block the `POST /ghost/api/admin/settings/` endpoint, which will also disable updating settings for your site.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org)\n\n### Credits\n\n* devx00 - https://twitter.com/devx00","status":"published","published":"2022-06-17T01:16:03Z","modified":"2022-08-10T22:15:39Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:41.349637Z"}]}}