Is CVE-2024-34451 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-34451 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-06-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-34451?

CVE-2024-34451 has a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2024-34451?

Patch guidance is available from ghost security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-34451.

Fix CVE-2024-34451 - CRITICAL ghost ghost

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-1390

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GHOST
Published: 6/16/2024
Last Modified: 6/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-34451

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