CVE-2024-34451 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Ghost through version 5.85.1, allowing remote attackers to circumvent rate-limiting by manipulating X-Forwarded-For headers. With a CVSS score of 9.1, this network-exploitable flaw has low attack complexity and could lead to high impact on confidentiality and integrity. While no active exploits, public exploit code, or significant community discussion have been observed, the vendor advises using a reverse proxy to filter X-Forwarded-For headers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.85.1CPE 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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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