Ghost: Password Hash Ordering Disclosure in Ghost Admin API
What fixes it
- 6.64.0ghost, npmGitHub
npm install ghost@6.64.0
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Description
Impact
Any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v0.7.2 up to v6.64.0.
Patches
v6.64.0 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 carfeii and Nhat Anh Vu for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).
Text from GitHub Advisory Database
Affected versions 3
- ghost, npm>= 0.7.2, < 6.64.0GitHub
- Ghostaffected: >= 0.7.2, < 6.64.0CVE List
- ghost, npmfrom 0.7.2, fixed in 6.64.0OSV
References 6
- github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/4fb587e4d49667f929b87f7d6a873ae5e9cc087fFixvia CVE List
- github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.64.0Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-53vv-xm9f-mm82Advisoryvia CVE List
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-53vv-xm9f-mm82Advisoryvia GitHub
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105652Referencevia GitHub
- github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/30760Referencevia CVE List