CVE-2024-34451
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
16/06/2024
Last modified:
20/06/2025
Description
Ghost through 5.85.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an authentication rate-limit protection mechanism by using many X-Forwarded-For headers with different values. NOTE: the vendor's position is that Ghost should be installed with a reverse proxy that allows only trusted X-Forwarded-For headers.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
9.10
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 5.85.1 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iy0X4Vc9xXYoBxFrcW6ATo8GKPV6ivuLVzn6GgEpwqE
- https://ghost.org/docs/faq/proxying-https-infinite-loops/
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iy0X4Vc9xXYoBxFrcW6ATo8GKPV6ivuLVzn6GgEpwqE
- https://ghost.org/docs/faq/proxying-https-infinite-loops/
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases



