---
id: CVE-2026-7527
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 …
severity: medium
cvss: 4.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-601
vendor: johndarrel
product: Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall
affected:
  - hide_my_wp_ghost_security_firewall <= 7.0.02
published: '2026-09-19'
updated: '2026-09-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-21T13:33:33.387'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7527'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/tags/5.5.02/models/Rewrite.php#L1679
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/tags/5.5.02/models/Rewrite.php#L1684
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/tags/7.0.01/models/Rewrite.php#L1679
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/tags/7.0.01/models/Rewrite.php#L1684
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/trunk/models/Rewrite.php#L1679
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-my-wp/trunk/models/Rewrite.php#L1684
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: 'https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3556343'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bd88ebd2-5584-4886-9c85-39a225cd00e9?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00224
epssPercentile: 0.13252
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-19T13:26:08.743717Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-19T07:59:56.106Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.