Information disclosure in Ghost

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU52315

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in the way Ghost stores secret settings. A local user can view contents of application files and obtain secret settings.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ghost: 3.0.0 - 4.2.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:3.42.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v4.2.2
http://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/3.42.5

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.