CVE-2023-40028 affects Ghost CMS versions prior to 5.59.1, allowing authenticated users to upload symlinks, leading to arbitrary file reads on the host operating system. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium) and an EPSS score of 0.78598, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB (EDB-52409), though there is no significant community discussion or media coverage. Administrators should upgrade to version 5.59.1 immediately to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.59.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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