CVE-2026-53943
published 2026-06-24CVE-2026-53943: Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From until 6.37.0, when Ghost is behind a shared caching layer that results in cached content being shared…
PriorityP352critical9.6CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCHIHAH
EPSS
0.45%
36.1th percentile
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From until 6.37.0, when Ghost is behind a shared caching layer that results in cached content being shared between different visitors, an unauthenticated user could send an x-ghost-preview header that altered the rendered frontend response. In affected cache configurations, that response could be stored and served to subsequent visitors requesting the same page, allowing cache poisoning of request-specific preview output. When running Ghost's frontend and admin panel on the same domain this could be used to take over staff user accounts. When running these on different domains staff accounts have no exposure. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.37.0.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghost | ghost | >= 4.0.0 < 6.37.0 | 6.37.0 |
| tryghost | ghost | — | — |
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GHSA
Ghost: Cache-poisoning XSS in Ghost frontend via x-ghost-preview header
ghsa·2026-07-01
CVE-2026-53943 [CRITICAL] CWE-524 Ghost: Cache-poisoning XSS in Ghost frontend via x-ghost-preview header
Ghost: Cache-poisoning XSS in Ghost frontend via x-ghost-preview header
### Impact
When Ghost is behind a shared caching layer that results in cached content being shared between different visitors (e.g., Fastly, Cloudflare, nginx proxy_cache, and others), an unauthenticated user could send an `x-ghost-preview` header that altered the rendered frontend response. In affected cache configurations, that response could be stored and served to subsequent visitors requesting the same page, allowing cache poisoning of request-specific preview output.
When running Ghost's frontend and admin panel on the same domain this could be used to take over staff user accounts. When running these on different domains staff accounts have no exposure.
### Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present
VulDB
TryGhost up to 6.36.x Configuration cache containing sensitive information (GHSA-62q6-4hv4-vjrw)
vuldb·2026-06-24·CVSS 9.6
CVE-2026-53943 [CRITICAL] TryGhost up to 6.36.x Configuration cache containing sensitive information (GHSA-62q6-4hv4-vjrw)
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in TryGhost Ghost up to 6.36.x. This affects an unknown part of the component Configuration Handler. This manipulation causes use of cache containing sensitive information.
This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-53943. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.
It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-06-24
Published