Vulnerability · Published Mar 14, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-2056WP Ghost <= 5.4.01 - Unauthenticated Limited File Read
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall from johndarrel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| johndarrel | WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall | 0 – through 5.4.01 |
Weakness: CWE-23 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N