WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2024-6420 Modified

Hide My WP Ghost: A security weakness

Hide My WP Ghost is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 8.6 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Hide My WP Ghost
Plugin slug
hide-my-wp-ghost
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 23, 2024
Weakness
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published Jul 23, 2024 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Hide My WP Ghost to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Primary and upstream sources