CVE-2025-26909: WordPress Hide My WP Ghost plugin <= 5.4.01 - Local File Inclusion to RCE vulnerability

9.6 CVSS

Description

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

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-26909

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.6

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types

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

Affected Products

Vendor: John Darrel

Product: Hide My WP Ghost

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.11% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 29.88% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26909
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=cve

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