What is CVE-2024-6420?

CVE-2024-6420 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpplugins Hide My Wp Ghost, classified under CWE-203 OBSERVABLE DISCREPANCY. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2024-07-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-6420?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-6420 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Wpplugins Hide My Wp Ghost

CVE-2024-6420

The Hide My WP Ghost WordPress plugin before 5.2.02 does not prevent redirects to the login page via the auth_redirect WordPress function, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to access the hidden login page.

Published 2024-07-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wpplugins Hide My Wp Ghost
Hide My Wp Ghost — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/dfda6577-81aa-4397-a2d6-1d736f9ebd44/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6420?: CVE-2024-6420 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpplugins Hide My Wp Ghost, classified under CWE-203 OBSERVABLE DISCREPANCY. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2024-07-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-6420?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6420 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.