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CVE-2024-23725

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-01-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Ghost before 5.76.0 allows XSS via a post excerpt in excerpt.js. An XSS payload can be rendered in post summaries.

Affected products

• TryGhost Ghost: before 5.76.0 — fixed in 5.76.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: TryGhost Ghost 5.76.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/17190
• https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v5.76.0
• https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/17190
• https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v5.76.0

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