CVE-2022-41654

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-41654?

Upgrade ghost to 5.22.7 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-41654 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-41654 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 18.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-41654?

CVE-2022-41654 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-41654 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ghost (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctl

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the newsletter subscription functionality of Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.9.4. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to increased privileges. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

ghostNVD

Affected:>= 5.0.0, < 5.22.7Fixed in:5.22.7CVE-2022-41654derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

18.91%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

talosintelligence.com

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-41654?

Upgrade ghost to 5.22.7 or later.

Is CVE-2022-41654 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-41654 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 18.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-41654?

CVE-2022-41654 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-41654 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ghost (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.