CVE-2023-34001 WordPress Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin plugin <= 5.0.25 - Captcha Bypass vulnerability
Attackers can bypass captcha protection in the Hide My WP Ghost plugin, allowing excessive authentication attempts without restriction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-34001?
CVE-2023-34001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WPPlugins – WordPress Security Plugins Hide My WP Ghost, published on 4 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in WPPlugins – WordPress Security Plugins Hide My WP Ghost allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Hide My WP Ghost: from n/a through 5.0.25.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34001?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpplugins Hide My Wp Ghost.
How do I fix CVE-2023-34001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34001 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-34001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WPPlugins – WordPress Security Plugins Hide My WP Ghost
- CVE-2025-26909 WordPress Hide My WP Ghost plugin <= 5.4.01 - Local File Inclusion to RCE vulnerability
- CVE-2024-6420 Hide My WP Ghost < 5.2.02 - Hidden Login Page Disclosure
- CVE-2025-2056 WP Ghost <= 5.4.01 - Unauthenticated Limited File Read
- CVE-2022-4537 Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin <= 5.0.18 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass
- CVE-2024-10825 Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall <= 5.3.01 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f854-2cfh-2mfw.