CVE-2026-53946: Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.19.4 until 6.21.1, when re-rendering posts, Ghost would refetch mis…
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.19.4 until 6.21.1, when re-rendering posts, Ghost would refetch missing image dimensions by issuing an outbound HTTP request to the URL stored on an image card — without restricting that URL to trusted image hosts. An authenticated staff user able to create or edit posts could therefore point an image card at an attacker-chosen host and cause the Ghost server to request it on their behalf, including hosts on internal networks or cloud instance metadata endpoints that would not normally be reachable from the public internet. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.21.1.
- Published by source
- 2026-06-24
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-26
- Last verified
- 2026-10-26
What the official notice says
Risk: CVSS 5.4
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Sources
- NIST National Vulnerability Database Tier A · official published 2026-06-24
Evidence ledger
Every piece of evidence we store is appended to a public hash chain, so later edits are detectable. Anyone can re-verify it.
| Entry | Kind | Observed | Evidence hash | Entry hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1741 | new | 2026-10-26 | b5b1e784b256…75bfae | b37f0752f7ab…2dd7fe |
Chain head: #1771 9d8a5938d304…171807