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Vulnerability details: VCID-322u-tcye-huf9
Vulnerability ID VCID-322u-tcye-huf9
Aliases CVE-2023-32235
GHSA-wf7x-fh6w-34r6
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.94094 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32235
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wf7x-fh6w-34r6
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
ssvc Track https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1
ssvc Track https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32235
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32235
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-32235
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32235
378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
CVE-2023-32235 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/52408.py
GHSA-wf7x-fh6w-34r6 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wf7x-fh6w-34r6
v5.42.0...v5.42.1 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Aug. 11, 2025
Description Ghost CMS 5.42.1 - Path Traversal
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Aug. 11, 2025
Exploit type webapps
Platform multiple
Source update date Aug. 11, 2025
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-29T16:27:01Z/ Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-29T16:27:01Z/ Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32235
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.99911
EPSS Score 0.94094
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T17:26:39.287444+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2023/32xxx/CVE-2023-32235.json 38.6.0