WordPress Hide My WP Ghost plugin <= 5.4.01 - Local File Inclusion to RCE vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-98Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-98.
Summary
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in John Darrel Hide My WP Ghost hide-my-wp allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hide My WP Ghost: from n/a through <= 5.4.01.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00699 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Darrel | Hide My WP Ghost | up to 5.4.01 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Hide My WP Ghost VendorJohn Darrel Affected up to 5.4.01 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpplugins:hide_my_wp_ghost:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 5.4.02 | Vulnerable | johndarrel |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpplugins:hide_my_wp_ghost:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.4.02 Vulnerable ·johndarrel
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26909
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fhrv-4645-phmg
References
More John Darrel vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56441 WordPress Hide My WP Ghost plugin <= 7.0.09 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-42509 WordPress Hide My WP Ghost plugin <= 7.0.06 - 2FA Bypass vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2026-28458 WordPress Hide My WP Ghost plugin < 7.0.00 - Open Redirection vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2025-26909 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26909 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fhrv-4645-phmg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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