CVE-2026-59817

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.27.0 before 6.44.0, Ghost's public donation checkout flow allowed an unauthenticated attacker to control donation checkout metadata and obtain full paid gift memberships for a minimal payment without exposing customer or member data or stealing money from a site or its members. This issue is fixed in version 6.44.0.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/cab716cd015ac04b7ee50c7a405478d97bc7b1e0
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/ee7b991b466a7849c70f9d1caed8e491ee4113c6
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/28351
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/28352
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-xm43-3m56-w3wf

Configurations

No configuration.

History

09 Jul 2026, 18:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-09 18:16

Updated : 2026-07-14 02:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-59817

Mitre link : CVE-2026-59817

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-59817

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-472

External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter

CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

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