XSS in Johndarrel Wp Ghost (Hide My Ghost) – Security & Firewall
CVE-2024-10825
The Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the URL in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.01 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick an administrative user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c467a634-d5cf-4e80-9a64-009cd… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/tags/5.3.01/classes/Tools.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/tags/5.3.01/classes/Tools.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3186489/hide-my-wp/trunk/classes/Tools.php (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-10825?
- CVE-2024-10825 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Johndarrel Wp Ghost (Hide My Ghost) – Security & Firewall, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-10825?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.