CVE-2023-32235

Ghost before 5.42.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files within the active theme's folder via /assets/built%2F..%2F..%2F/ directory traversal. This occurs in frontend/web/middleware/static-theme.js.

CVSS v3.1

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

39.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Nuclei

high · CWE-22

Published

2023-05-05

Updated

2025-01-29

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• AXRoux/Ghost-Path-Traversal-CVE-2023-32235-4★ · 2023-07-09
• VEEXH/Ghost-Path-Traversal-CVE-2023-32235-4★ · 2023-07-09

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-32235.yaml

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52408

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2022-30136
• CVE-2023-32233
• CVE-2023-3224
• CVE-2023-3219
• CVE-2023-32243
• CVE-2023-32184