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CVE-2023-32235

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 39.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-05-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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 products

• TryGhost Ghost: before 5.42.1 — fixed in 5.42.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: TryGhost Ghost 5.42.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
• https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1
• https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/378dd913aa8d0fd0da29b0ffced8884579598b0f
• https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/compare/v5.42.0...v5.42.1

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