Hide My WP Ghost < 5.2.02 - Hidden Login Page Disclosure
Priority HIGH 70Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Hide My WP Ghost WordPress plugin before 5.2.02 does not prevent redirects to the login page via the auth_redirect WordPress function, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to access the hidden login page.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.018 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Hide My WP Ghost (Unknown): 5.2.02
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Hide My WP Ghost | before 5.2.02 | 5.2.02 | Patch available | CNA |
- Hide My WP Ghost VendorUnknown Affected before 5.2.02 Fixed in 5.2.02 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpplugins:hide_my_wp_ghost:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 5.2.02 | Vulnerable | johndarrel |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpplugins:hide_my_wp_ghost:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.2.02 Vulnerable ·johndarrel
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Hide My WP Ghost (Unknown) Fixed in 5.2.02
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6420
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcww-8mcp-8rx7
References
More johndarrel Hide My Wp Ghost vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-19780 WordPress Hide My WP Ghost plugin <= 5.4.01 - Local File Inclusion to RCE vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-01794 WP Ghost <= 5.4.01 - Unauthenticated Limited File Read CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-04143 Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin <= 5.0.18 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-16868 WordPress Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin plugin <= 5.0.25 - Captcha Bypass vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-12820 Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall <= 5.3.02 - Unauthenticated Login Page Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-10034 Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall <= 5.3.01 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-6420 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6420 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wcww-8mcp-8rx7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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