Incorrect Authorization Affecting ghost package, versions >=5.121.0 <5.130.6>=6.0.0 <6.11.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-GHOST-14912578
  • published11 Jan 2026
  • disclosed10 Jan 2026
  • creditodgrso

Introduced: 10 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-22595  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ghost to version 5.130.6, 6.11.0 or higher.

Overview

ghost is a publishing platform

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via improper handling of authentication for endpoints intended for Staff Session access. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to restricted endpoints by using Staff Tokens associated with Admin or Owner-role users.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1