CVE-2026-29784
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.002 · 6 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From version 5.101.6 to 6.19.2, incomplete CSRF protections around /session/verify made it possible to use OTCs in login sessions different from the requesting session. In some scenarios this might have made it easier for phishers to take over a Ghost site. This issue has been patched in version 6.19.3.
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affected products (4)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-9m84-wc28-w895Ghost has incomplete CSRF protections around OTC use2026-03-05ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Incomplete CSRF protections around `/session/verify` made it possible to use OTCs in login sessions different from the requesting session. In some scenarios this might have made it easier for phishers to take over a Ghost site. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.101.6 up to v6.19.2. ### Patches v6.19.3 contains a fix for this issue. ### How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost image here](https://hub.docker.com/_/ghost). Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance [is documented here](https://docs.ghost.org/install/docker#updating-ghost). If a project's Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see the documentation on [updating it to the latest version here](https://docs.ghost.org/update). ### For more information If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, send an email to [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).
- BIT-ghost-2026-29784Ghost: Incomplete CSRF protections around OTC use2026-03-10vendor · osvUS
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From version 5.101.6 to 6.19.2, incomplete CSRF protections around /session/verify made it possible to use OTCs in login sessions different from the requesting session. In some scenarios this might have made it easier for phishers to take over a Ghost site. This issue has been patched in version 6.19.3.
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references (7)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-29784cnnvd
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/ec065a774fa125953d2aa644a59cd8990329e0a0cnnvd
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9m84-wc28-w895cnnvd
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/ec065a774fa125953d2aa644a59cd8990329e0a0enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9m84-wc28-w895enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/ec065a774fa125953d2aa644a59cd8990329e0a0Patchnvd
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9m84-wc28-w895Vendor Advisorynvd
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