GHSA-7mpp-r37j-x5wh: Ghost: Session Fixation in Ghost Admin
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 security@ghost.org.
Details
Original advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7mpp-r37j-x5wh
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-70594 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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