CVE-2023-40028
🗓️ 15 Aug 2023 17:25:16Reported by GitHub_MType 
cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 2 Media mentions👁 323 Views🌐 WEB
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Exploit for Path Traversal in Ghost | 21 Dec 202401:53 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Ghost | 12 Dec 202418:50 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Ghost | 21 Dec 202401:53 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Ghost | 7 Mar 202500:48 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Ghost | 20 Jan 202522:01 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Ghost | 13 Dec 202411:42 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Ghost | 28 Dec 202421:17 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Ghost | 23 Mar 202415:25 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Ghost | 14 Apr 202516:14 | – | githubexploit |
 | CVE-2023-40028 | 7 Mar 202510:00 | – | circl |
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[
{
"vendor": "TryGhost",
"product": "Ghost",
"versions": [
{
"version": "< 5.59.1",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]| Parameter | Position | Path | Description | CWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| username | request body | /ghost/api/v3/admin/session/ | Ghost CMS admin API session endpoint used for authentication. Vulnerable to unauthorized access if credentials are compromised. | CWE-287 |
| password | request body | /ghost/api/v3/admin/session/ | Ghost CMS admin API session endpoint used for authentication. Vulnerable to unauthorized access if credentials are compromised. | CWE-287 |
| importfile | upload data | /ghost/api/v3/admin/db | Ghost CMS database import endpoint. Vulnerable to symlink upload (CVE-2023-40028) where an uploaded ZIP containing a symlink can lead to arbitrary file read. | CWE-22, CWE-59 |
| image_name | path | /content/images/2024/ | Endpoint used to access files after they have been extracted from a symlink-containing ZIP upload. Can be used to read arbitrary files on the host system. | CWE-22, CWE-59 |
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17 Jun 2026 06:15Current
5.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.5
CVSS 3.14.9 - 6.5
EPSS0.68954
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