Path Traversal Vulnerability in WP Ghost Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2025-2056

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP Ghost (hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 March 2025

What is CVE-2025-2056?

The WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall plugin for WordPress contains a path traversal vulnerability in the showFile function. This flaw, present in all versions up to and including 5.4.01, allows unauthenticated attackers to potentially access and read sensitive files on the server. By exploiting this vulnerability, attackers may gain unauthorized access to critical configuration or password files, compromising the security of the site.

Affected Version(s)

WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall * <= 5.4.01

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/tag...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Michael Mazzolini
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CVE-2025-2056 : Path Traversal Vulnerability in WP Ghost Plugin by WordPress