CVE-2025-26909 WordPress Hide My WP Ghost plugin <= 5.4.01 - Local File Inclusion to RCE vulnerability

What is CVE-2025-26909?

CVE-2025-26909 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in John Darrel Hide My WP Ghost, published on 27 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in John Darrel Hide My WP Ghost hide-my-wp allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hide My WP Ghost: from n/a through <= 5.4.01.

Weakness: CWE-98

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26909?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpplugins Hide My Wp Ghost.

How do I fix CVE-2025-26909?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-26909 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-26909 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in John Darrel Hide My WP Ghost

• CVE-2024-6420 Hide My WP Ghost < 5.2.02 - Hidden Login Page Disclosure High 8.6
• CVE-2025-2056 WP Ghost <= 5.4.01 - Unauthenticated Limited File Read High 7.5
• CVE-2022-4537 Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin <= 5.0.18 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass Medium 6.5
• CVE-2024-10825 Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall <= 5.3.01 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL Medium 6.1
• CVE-2024-13794 Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall <= 5.3.02 - Unauthenticated Login Page Disclosure Medium 5.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-fhrv-4645-phmg.