CVE-2022-47197 (GCVE-0-2022-47197)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-19 17:02 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An insecure default vulnerability exists in the Post Creation functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. Default installations of Ghost allow non-administrator users to inject arbitrary Javascript in posts, which allow privilege escalation to administrator via XSS. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker can send an HTTP request to inject Javascript in a post to trick an administrator into visiting the post.A stored XSS vulnerability exists in the `codeinjection_foot` for a post.
Severity
9 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-02 15:42 UTC
CWE
- CWE-453 - Insecure Default Variable Initialization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Foundation | Ghost |
Affected:
5.9.4
|
guessed |
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