{"schema_version":"1.9.0","id":"GHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477","published":"2026-10-07T16:18:00Z","modified":"2026-10-07T16:30:06.358026850Z","aliases":["CVE-2026-103289","CVE-2026-105681"],"summary":"Ghost: Authorization Bypass in Comments Feature","details":"### Impact\n\nAn input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access.\n\n### Vulnerable versions\n\nThis vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.9.0 up to v6.44.1.\n\n### Patches\n\nv6.44.1 contains a fix for this issue.\n\n### How to update\n\nFor self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost image here](https://hub.docker.com/_/ghost). Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance [is documented here](https://docs.ghost.org/install/docker#updating-ghost).\n\nIf your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on [updating it to the latest version here](https://docs.ghost.org/update).\n\n\n### References\n\nGhost thanks [Himanshu Anand](https://github.com/unknownhad) ([@anand_himanshu](https://twitter.com/anand_himanshu)) for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).","affected":[{"package":{"name":"ghost","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/ghost"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"5.9.0"},{"fixed":"6.44.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477/GHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105681"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/28297"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/405c2623ff9060295d4a87d3a0eb4ef766c8d2d3"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.44.1"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-943"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-10-07T16:18:00Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-10-05T20:17:16Z","severity":"MODERATE"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"}]}