CVE-2025-26909

WordPress Hide My WP Ghost plugin <= 5.4.01 - Local File Inclusion to RCE vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 9.6 Critical
Published: Mar 27, 2025
Updated: Apr 28, 2026
Reserved: Feb 17, 2025

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in John Darrel Hide My WP Ghost hide-my-wp allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hide My WP Ghost: from n/a through <= 5.4.01.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	9.6 Critical	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	Patchstack

Weaknesses

CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Hide My WP GhostJohn Darrel	5.4.01 and earlierAffectedfrom 5.4.02Not affected

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/hide-my-wp/vulnerability/wordpress-hide-my-wp-ghost-plugin-5-4-01-local-file-inclusion-to-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cvevdb-entry

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