BIT-ghost-2026-24778: Ghost vulnerable to XSS via malicious Portal preview links

Published Jan 27, 2026
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Updated

Ghost is an open source content management system. In Ghost versions 5.43.0 through 5.12.04 and 6.0.0 through 6.14.0, an attacker was able to craft a malicious link that, when accessed by an authenticated staff user or member, would execute JavaScript with the victim's permissions, potentially leading to account takeover. Ghost Portal versions 2.29.1 through 2.51.4 and 2.52.0 through 2.57.0 were vulnerable to this issue. Ghost automatically loads the latest patch of the members Portal component via CDN. For Ghost 5.x users, upgrading to v5.121.0 or later fixes the vulnerability. v5.121.0 loads Portal v2.51.5, which contains the patch. For Ghost 6.x users, upgrading to v6.15.0 or later fixes the vulnerability. v6.15.0 loads Portal v2.57.1, which contains the patch. For Ghost installations using a customized or self-hosted version of Portal, it will be necessary to manually rebuild from or update to the latest patch version.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Ghost Ghost>=5.43.0<=5.120.4, >=6.0.0<=6.14.0
Ghost Ghost Portal>=2.29.1<=2.51.4, >=2.52.0<=2.57.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Ghost to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.121.0
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Ghost to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.15.0
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Ghost Portal to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.51.5
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade Ghost Portal to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.57.1

Event History

Jan 27, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·09:57 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·09:57 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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