Ghost vulnerability

Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.64.0 does not correctly restrict staff role assignment, allowing users with the Editor or Super Editor role to assign their own role to other staff despite lacking permission to do so. An authenticated Editor or Super Editor can promote Author and Contributor users to Editor or Super Editor.

Published 2 Oct 2026Updated 6 Oct 20262 sources
CVSS 5.3

What happened

Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.64.0 does not correctly restrict staff role assignment, allowing users with the Editor or Super Editor role to assign their own role to other staff despite lacking permission to do so. An authenticated Editor or Super Editor can promote Author and Contributor users to Editor or Super Editor.

Affected versions

Ghost: 0.5.0 through before 6.64.0 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

No public PoC reference has passed the current publication threshold.