Summary
Ghost : Stored XSS via SVG Files in Content Imports
Advisory details
Impact
SVG images included in content imports were stored without sanitization. An attacker who convinced an Administrator to import a crafted file could host scripts on the site's domain, possibly resulting in compromise of staff users' admin sessions.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v4.0.0 up to v6.65.0.
Patches
v6.67.0 contains a fix for this issue.
How to update
For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker's official Ghost image here. Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance is documented here.
If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on updating it to the latest version here.
References
Ghost thanks Zhixi "Jace" Sun, independent security researcher, for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at security@ghost.org.
References
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-hqq2-xqr2-fmx2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105644
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/31060
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/1be06f4e95a5eb159d14abda7660e689af13cff1
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.66.0
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