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Vulnerability details: VCID-wq3c-84ce-c3hz
Vulnerability ID VCID-wq3c-84ce-c3hz
Aliases CVE-2022-41654
GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
GMS-2022-7409
Summary An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the newsletter subscription functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to increased privileges. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.6
Risk 4.3
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
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 0.00297 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-41654
epss 0.00297 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-41654
epss 0.00297 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-41654
cvssv3.1 8.5 https://forum.ghost.org/t/security-update-available-for-ghost-4-48-7-and-5-22-6/34475
generic_textual HIGH https://forum.ghost.org/t/security-update-available-for-ghost-4-48-7-and-5-22-6/34475
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
cvssv3.1 8.5 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost
cvssv3 9.6 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
cvssv3.1 8.5 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
ssvc Track* https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
cvssv3.1 8.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41654
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41654
cvssv3 9.6 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1624
cvssv3.1 8.5 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1624
generic_textual HIGH https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1624
ssvc Track* https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1624
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-41654
https://forum.ghost.org/t/security-update-available-for-ghost-4-48-7-and-5-22-6/34475
CVE-2022-41654 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41654
GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6 https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
TALOS-2022-1624 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1624
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N Found at https://forum.ghost.org/t/security-update-available-for-ghost-4-48-7-and-5-22-6/34475
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:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
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:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
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:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-04-14T18:08:07Z/ Found at https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9gh8-wp53-ccc6
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41654
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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adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1624
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:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N Found at https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1624
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

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-04-14T18:08:07Z/ Found at https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1624
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.5341
EPSS Score 0.00297
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T17:40:51.263488+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2022/41xxx/CVE-2022-41654.json 38.6.0