{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "3.23.0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "6.23.0"
              }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "63426f3a42b29188457b548ee6cc19ea183af69b"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "e494949a92346da25e5bbed29e16ff586e99f857"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/tryghost/ghost",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-q98w-jm4q-wch7"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-201"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/103xxx/CVE-2026-103281.json"
  },
  "details": "Ghost (npm package 'ghost') versions from 3.23.0 up to, but not including, 6.23.0 expose API keys to users with low-privilege staff accounts. An authenticated low-privilege staff user can read API keys returned by the Admin API, which are intended to be available only to higher-privileged users.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-103281",
  "modified": "2026-10-03T03:30:33.802122591Z",
  "published": "2026-10-01T10:42:17.512Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/103xxx/CVE-2026-103281.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-q98w-jm4q-wch7"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103281"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghost-3.23.0-before-6.23.0-api-key-exposure-via-admin-api"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Ghost 3.23.0 before 6.23.0 API Key Exposure via Admin API"
}