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HIGH SEC033 [SEC033] Prototype Pollution — unfiltered merge of user object: Merging user-controlled o… ghost/core/core/frontend/services/data/…:50
HIGH SEC027 [SEC027] XML External Entity (XXE) — Node.js xml parsers: Node.js XML parsers can expand … apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/se…:49
HIGH SEC027 [SEC027] XML External Entity (XXE) — Node.js xml parsers: Node.js XML parsers can expand … apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/se…:33
HIGH SEC027 [SEC027] XML External Entity (XXE) — Node.js xml parsers: Node.js XML parsers can expand … apps/admin-x-design-system/src/global/f…:28
HIGH SEC006 [SEC006] XSS Risk: Direct HTML injection without sanitization. ghost/admin/app/components/gh-html-ifra…:23
HIGH SEC029 [SEC029] Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) — outbound HTTP from user input: Outbound HTT… apps/activitypub/src/components/modals/…:175
HIGH SEC029 [SEC029] Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) — outbound HTTP from user input: Outbound HTT… apps/activitypub/src/components/global/…:101
HIGH SEC029 [SEC029] Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) — outbound HTTP from user input: Outbound HTT… apps/activitypub/src/api/activitypub.ts:533
HIGH SEC013 [SEC013] Path Traversal — User Input in File Path: User-controlled input used in file pat… apps/activitypub/src/views/inbox/compon…:42
MED ERR002 [ERR002] Empty Catch Block: Empty catch blocks hide errors. ghost/admin/app/components/gh-billing-i…:131
MED SEC015 [SEC015] Insecure Randomness for Security: Weak PRNG used in security-sensitive context. … apps/shade/src/components/patterns/filt…:2694
MED AUC001 [AUC001] No Repobility access matrix policy found: The repository uses web/API frameworks… —
MED DKR017 Dockerfile installs dependencies after copying the full source tree Dockerfile.production:32
MED DKR001 Docker final stage has no non-root USER e2e/Dockerfile.e2e:12
MED DKR001 Docker final stage has no non-root USER docker/tb-cli/Dockerfile:1
MED DKR001 Docker final stage has no non-root USER docker/ghost-dev/Dockerfile:6
MED DKR001 Docker final stage has no non-root USER docker/dev-gateway/Dockerfile:1
MED WEB003 Public web service has no security.txt .well-known/security.txt
MED DKR014 Dockerfile copies broad context with incomplete .dockerignore Dockerfile.production:28
MED WEB012 Service worker is present without a web app manifest manifest.json
MED WEB015 Public web app has no Content Security Policy index.html
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/se…:5
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/se…:14
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/se…:28
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/se…:45
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/se…:23
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/se…:61
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/admin-x-framework/vite.config.ts:33
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/admin-x-framework/src/vite.ts:65
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/admin-x-design-system/src/global/m…:98
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/profile/comp…:90
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/profile/comp…:27
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/profile/comp…:22
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/profile/comp…:25
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/profile/comp…:34
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/profile/comp…:32
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/preferences/…:89
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/notification…:187
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/notification…:143
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/inbox/compon…:396
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/inbox/compon…:41
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/views/explore/expl…:27
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/utils/posts.ts:18
LOW AIC003 Duplicated implementation block across source files apps/activitypub/src/components/global/…:69
LOW WEB001 Public web app has no robots.txt robots.txt
LOW WEB002 Public web app has no sitemap sitemap.xml
LOW DKR011 Dockerfile installs recommended OS packages docker/ghost-dev/Dockerfile:9
LOW DKR008 .dockerignore misses sensitive defaults .dockerignore
LOW WEB008 Public docs site has no llms.txt llms.txt
LOW AIC005 Duplicate top-level symbol appears in a patch-style file ghost/admin/app/components/gh-post-sett…:1
LOW AIC002 Source file name looks like an AI patch artifact apps/admin/src/whats-new/hooks/use-what…:1
LOW WEB011 Public web app has no humans.txt humans.txt
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## Code-quality scan: `TryGhost/Ghost`

**Score: 70/100 (A-)**  ·  52 findings  ·  scanned 2026-05-17 19:44 UTC  ·  596,908 LOC

| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| CRITICAL | 0 |
| HIGH | 9 |
| MEDIUM | 12 |
| LOW | 31 |

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### Top findings

1. **HIGH** `SEC033` — Prototype Pollution — unfiltered merge of user object
   `ghost/core/core/frontend/services/data/fetch-data.js:50` · CWE-1321
2. **HIGH** `SEC027` — XML External Entity (XXE) — Node.js xml parsers
   `apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/settings/site/announcement-bar/announcement-bar-preview.tsx:49` · A05:2021 Security Misconfiguration (XXE)
3. **HIGH** `SEC027` — XML External Entity (XXE) — Node.js xml parsers
   `apps/admin-x-settings/src/components/settings/membership/member-emails/use-welcome-email-preview.ts:33` · A05:2021 Security Misconfiguration (XXE)
4. **HIGH** `SEC027` — XML External Entity (XXE) — Node.js xml parsers
   `apps/admin-x-design-system/src/global/form/html-editor.tsx:28` · A05:2021 Security Misconfiguration (XXE)
5. **HIGH** `SEC006` — XSS Risk
   `ghost/admin/app/components/gh-html-iframe.js:23` · A03:2021 Injection

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