Improper authorization control for web services In ghost
Description
Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post
Impact
Staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.81.0 up to v6.60.0.
Patches
v6.60.0 contains a fix for this issue.
How to update
For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker's official Ghost image here. Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance is documented here.
If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on updating it to the latest version here.
References
Ghost thanks Ethan Wilkins of Armadin, Mihir Shishulkar, Jan Kahmen of TuringPoint, and Hao Long for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at security@ghost.org.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Component | Affected version | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|---|
 npm | 6.60.0 |
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