Missing Authorization Affecting ghost package, versions >=5.3.0 <6.58.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-GHOST-21694016
  • published24 Oct 2026
  • disclosed1 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-103274  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ghost to version 6.58.0 or higher.

Overview

ghost is a publishing platform

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization via improper enforcement of access controls on comments when private mode is enabled. Unauthenticated visitors can read comments that should be restricted, bypassing the site's privacy settings.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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version 3.1