# CVE-2026-7527: WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) <= 7.0.02 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect via 'redirect_to' Parameter

> Unauthenticated attackers can redirect logged-in users to malicious sites and force logout via crafted links in WP Ghost plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wc9h-566w-4rw2

## What is CVE-2026-7527?

CVE-2026-7527 is a medium-severity vulnerability in johndarrel Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall, published on 19 Sep 2026. 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

The WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirect in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.02. This is due to the plugin not properly validating user input. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites if they can successfully trick them into clicking on a specially crafted link. Exploitation requires tricking a logged-in user into clicking a crafted logout URL; the victim is fully logged out via wp_logout() before the malicious redirect is issued, making the logout irreversible as part of the attack chain.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7527?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-7527?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-7527 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-7527 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-7527 is a medium-severity vulnerability in johndarrel Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall, published on 19 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: johndarrel Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7527/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7527/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7527
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7527
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7527

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7527/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.