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GHSA-w52v-v783-gw97

Ghost has a SQL injection in Content API

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Critical CVE-2026-26980

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npm ghost >= 3.24.0, < 6.19.1 6.19.1

Details

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### Impact A SQL injection vulnerability existed in Ghost's Content API that allowed unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary data from the database. ### Vulnerable Versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost v3.24.0 to v6.19.0. ### Patches v6.19.1 contains a fix for this issue. **Note:** as this vulnerability lets an attacker gain access to a site's API keys, we recommend reviewing staff users and rotating keys. We generally recommend always updating Ghost to its most current version. ### Workarounds There is no application-level workaround. The Content API key is public by design, so restricting key access does not mitigate this vulnerability. As a temporary mitigation, a reverse proxy or WAF rule can be used to block Content API requests containing `slug%3A%5B` or `slug:[` in the query string filter parameter. Note that this may break legitimate slug filter functionality. ### References We thank Nicholas Carlini using Claude, Anthropic for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).

References

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