WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) < 7.0.11 - Unauthenticated URL Hiding Bypass via Loopback Compatibility Check
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
The Hide My WP Ghost WordPress plugin before 7.0.11 does not properly validate a loopback security-check request before disabling its login and URL hiding protection, dropping that protection precisely when the request's verification value is missing or incorrect, which any visitor can arrange, allowing unauthenticated attackers to re-expose the concealed WordPress login page location.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 7.0.11 | 7.0.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- Hide My WP Ghost VendorUnknown Affected before 7.0.11 Fixed in 7.0.11 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Hide My WP Ghost (Unknown) Fixed in 7.0.11
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Hide My WP Ghost 7.0.11
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-59348 Protection mechanism failure in Hide My WP GhostPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86800
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35qw-6f3x-m64f
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-86800 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86800 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-35qw-6f3x-m64f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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