CVE-2024-34559
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A sensitive data exposure vulnerability has been identified in Ghost Foundation Ghost through version 1.4.0 (CVE-2024-34559). The vulnerability is related to the improper handling of sensitive information in log files (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File issue (CWE-532). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating that it is network-accessible, requires low attack complexity, and needs no privileges or user interaction to exploit (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to view sensitive information that is normally not available to regular users. This exposed data could potentially be used to exploit other weaknesses in the system (Patchstack).

Exploitability

The vulnerability is exploitable without authentication, making it particularly concerning. No special conditions or user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.5.0 of the Ghost plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.5.0 or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).

Additional resources


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