CVE-2024-6420 describes a critical vulnerability in the Hide My WP Ghost WordPress plugin prior to version 5.2.02, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass the plugin's intended hiding mechanism and access the hidden login page. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.6, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for high confidentiality impact, alongside moderate integrity and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or KEV listing, a Nuclei template exists for detection, and the vulnerability has not garnered significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpplugins:hide_my_wp_ghost:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.