WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall: Filesystem traversal
WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall is affected by filesystem traversal. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall
- Plugin slug
hide-my-wp- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 14, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal
This CVE was published Mar 14, 2025 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall 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.
Technical description
The WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.01 via the showFile function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of specific file types on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N