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CVE-2026-53945: Ghost: Server-side request forgery via DNS rebinding in external request handling

August 4, 2026

Ghost’s private-IP check for outbound HTTP requests could be bypassed via DNS rebinding, allowing an attacker to coerce the Ghost server into reaching hosts on internal networks through features that issue external fetches.

References

  • github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/07d604100eb3df5c9b382fce6232928c96329448
  • github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/26754
  • github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.21.1
  • github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-ch52-px8q-f22j
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-ch52-px8q-f22j
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53945

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 6.0.9 before 6.21.2

Fixed versions

  • 6.21.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.21.2 or above.

Impact 4 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
  • CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Source file

npm/ghost/CVE-2026-53945.yml

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