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Vulnerability details: VCID-3u5f-347g-a7cz
Vulnerability ID VCID-3u5f-347g-a7cz
Aliases CVE-2024-43409
GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
Summary Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Improper authentication on some endpoints used for member actions would allow an attacker to perform member-only actions, and read member information. This security vulnerability is present in Ghost v4.46.0-v5.89.4. v5.89.5 contains a fix for this issue.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00454 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-43409
epss 0.00454 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-43409
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/dac25612520b571f58679764ecc27109e641d1db
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/dac25612520b571f58679764ecc27109e641d1db
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/dac25612520b571f58679764ecc27109e641d1db
ssvc Track https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/dac25612520b571f58679764ecc27109e641d1db
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
ssvc Track https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43409
cvssv4 6.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43409
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43409
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-43409
CVE-2024-43409 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43409
dac25612520b571f58679764ecc27109e641d1db https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/dac25612520b571f58679764ecc27109e641d1db
GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/dac25612520b571f58679764ecc27109e641d1db
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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/dac25612520b571f58679764ecc27109e641d1db
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-21T14:32:40Z/ Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/dac25612520b571f58679764ecc27109e641d1db
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-08-21T14:32:40Z/ Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-78x2-cwp9-5j42
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43409
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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43409
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.64252
EPSS Score 0.00454
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-10T18:27:04.103102+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2024/43xxx/CVE-2024-43409.json 38.6.0