Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.26.0 until 6.54.1, the Universal Import feature in Ghost Admin failed to properly sanitize imported content resulting in XSS in post content. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.

No CVSS v4.0

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Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
TryGhost Ghost affected
Version Status Constraints
>= 5.26.0, < 6.54.1 affected —

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2gx6-7gx2-wwcf Ghost: Cross-Site Scripting in Universal Import
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Solution

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References
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https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/a8bea3a4ceec4c852b880f4885119453c3d8588e cve-icon
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/29635 cve-icon
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.54.1 cve-icon
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-2gx6-7gx2-wwcf cve-icon
History

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.26.0 until 6.54.1, the Universal Import feature in Ghost Admin failed to properly sanitize imported content resulting in XSS in post content. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.
Title Ghost: Cross-Site Scripting in Universal Import
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-04T21:03:42.379Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T19:50:27.327Z

Link: CVE-2026-70588

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Updated: 2026-08-04T22:45:03Z

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