Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic Affecting ghost package, versions >=5.9.0 <6.44.1
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- published24 Oct 2026
- disclosed7 Oct 2026
- creditHimanshu Anand
Introduced: 7 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-103289 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade ghost to version 6.44.1 or higher.
Overview
ghost is a publishing platform
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic via the comment replies endpoint, where the read action in comments-controller.js was invoked without enforcing admin-only status filtering. An authenticated low-privileged user can read comment data that should be restricted to admin access by sending a request to the comment replies API endpoint.