CVE-2025-2056
WP Ghost <= 5.4.01 - Unauthenticated Limited File Read
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-23 |
| Vendor | johndarrel |
| Product | wp ghost (hide my wp ghost) – security & firewall |
| Published | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
johndarrel / WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall
0 ≤ 5.4.01
References
Credits
Michael Mazzolini