GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-7mpp-r37j-x5wh Ghost: Session Fixation in Ghost Admin

MEDIUM Published 2026-08-04 Modified 2026-08-04 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-70594
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
ghost
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-384
Reviewed
2026-08-04

Affected packages

• npm ghost: >= 2.2.0, < 6.54.1 → fixed in 6.54.1

Description

Impact Ghost Admin did not invalidate existing sessions on login which could have allowed for session fixation attacks. Successful exploitation would have required another vulnerability on the same domain where Ghost Admin was hosted. Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v2.2.0 to v6.54.0. Patches v6.54.1 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 meifukun for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Ghost at [email protected].

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-70594 Ghost is a Node.js content management system. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-384 Session Fixation weakness

References