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    CVE-2023-40028

    Ghost is an open source content management system. Versions prior to 5.59.1 are subject to a vulnerability which allows authenticated users to upload files that are symlinks. This can be exploited to perform an arbitrary file read of any file on the host operating system. Site administrators can check for exploitation of this issue by looking for unknown symlinks within Ghost's `content/` folder. Version 5.59.1 contains a fix for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

    Published:Aug 15, 2023
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Aug 15, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.75814
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ghost
    Product
    Ghost

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52409https://github.com/0xDTC/Ghost-5.58-Arbitrary-File-Read-CVE-2023-40028https://github.com/0xyassine/CVE-2023-40028https://github.com/buutt3rf1y/CVE-2023-40028https://github.com/godylockz/CVE-2023-40028https://github.com/monke443/CVE-2023-40028https://github.com/rehan6658/CVE-2023-40028https://github.com/rvizx/CVE-2023-40028https://github.com/rvzsec/CVE-2023-40028https://github.com/Stp1t/CVE-2023-40028https://github.com/sudlit/CVE-2023-40028https://github.com/syogod/CVE-2023-40028

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