CVE-2024-6420 (GCVE-0-2024-6420)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-23 06:00 – Updated: 2025-08-27 12:00
VLAI?
Title
Hide My WP Ghost < 5.2.02 - Hidden Login Page Disclosure
Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dfda6577-81aa-43… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Hide My WP Ghost Affected: 0 , < 5.2.02 (semver)
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Credits
Juan Pablo Gomez Postigo WPScan
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