01 Record
CVE-2026-103281
Ghost 3.23.0 before 6.23.0 API Key Exposure via Admin API
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
Ghost 3.23.0 before 6.23.0 API Key Exposure via Admin API
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 4.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-01.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-01 10:42Z28 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-01 13:36Z28 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-30
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-201Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent DataBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 5026a4989715d01deed2489f529179c4e4bf97ca7eed99cd899b5a417788e9b6
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-q98w-jm4q-wch7)https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-q98w-jm4q-wch7
- www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: Ghost 3.23.0 before 6.23.0 API Key Exposure via Admin APIhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghost-3.23.0-before-6.23.0-api-key-exposure-via-admin-api