THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-32235
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2023-32235

Ghost vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
39.1%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Ghost
Affected product
Ghost
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2023-05-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 39.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-32235

  • Confirm whether Ghost Ghost is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-32235.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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