How many CVEs have patched createSessionForUser?

2 published CVEs changed createSessionForUser in TryGhost/Ghost, in 3 distinct patches totalling 113 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed createSessionForUser?

CVE-2026-70594 (Ghost: Session Fixation in Ghost Admin), published 2026-08-04, changed lines 211 to 238 of ghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/session-service.js.

How does createSessionForUser compare to the rest of TryGhost/Ghost?

TryGhost/Ghost has 48 CVEs with a located fix in total; 2 of them changed createSessionForUser.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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createSessionForUser in TryGhost/Ghost: Patched by 2 CVEs

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createSessionForUser

Name: createSessionForUser in TryGhost/Ghost: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

ghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/session-service.js

Last patched August 4, 2026

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That changed this function

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

113

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2026

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

createSessionForUser in TryGhost/Ghost was changed by 2 published CVE fixes in 2026, in 3 distinct patches that added or removed 113 lines in total.

TryGhost/Ghost has 48 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 4% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed createSessionForUser, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

Ghost: Session Fixation in Ghost Admin
CVE-2026-70594 · lines 211–238 · +56 −2 in 2 hunks
Medium · CVSS 6.7
EPSS 0.2%2026-08-04
Ghost: Incomplete CSRF protections around OTC use
CVE-2026-29784 · lines 163–222 · +40 −15 in 2 hunks
High · CVSS 8.8
EPSS 0.2%2026-03-07

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Other functions in these files

Functions in the same file that CVE fixes also changed.

1generateAuthCodeForUserghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/session-service.js2 CVEs · 2 patches2026
2verifyAuthCodeForUserghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/session-service.js2 CVEs · 2 patches2026
3createAuthCodeChallengeghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/session-service.js1 CVEs · 1 patches2026
4assignVerifiedUserToSessionghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/session-service.js1 CVEs · 1 patches2026
5sendAuthCodeToUserghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/session-service.js1 CVEs · 1 patches2026
6verifySessionghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/session-service.js1 CVEs · 1 patches2026
7cookieCsrfProtectionghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/session-service.js1 CVEs · 1 patches2026

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to createSessionForUser.

How many CVEs have patched createSessionForUser?: 2 published CVEs changed createSessionForUser in TryGhost/Ghost, in 3 distinct patches totalling 113 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed createSessionForUser?: CVE-2026-70594 (Ghost: Session Fixation in Ghost Admin), published 2026-08-04, changed lines 211 to 238 of ghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/session-service.js.
How does createSessionForUser compare to the rest of TryGhost/Ghost?: TryGhost/Ghost has 48 CVEs with a located fix in total; 2 of them changed createSessionForUser.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

ghost/core/core/server/services/auth/session/session-service.js on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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