Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin: A security weakness

Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com

NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin
Plugin slug: hide-my-wp
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: May 09, 2023
Weakness: CWE-348 — Use of Less Trusted Source
CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

This CVE was published May 09, 2023 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

No fixed release is identified. Update Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.

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.

Source record

Technical description

The Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 5.0.18. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address from logging in.

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

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

References

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