CVE-2025-26909 is a critical PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability affecting the Hide My WP Ghost WordPress plugin, versions up to and including 5.4.01. This flaw, stemming from improper control of filenames in include/require statements, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While there are no known public exploits or Metasploit modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness despite no active exploitation reported in KEV or Hot List.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.4.02CPE 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:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.