---
id: CVE-2026-86800
title: >-
  The Hide My WP Ghost WordPress plugin before 7.0.11 does not properly validate
  a loopback security-check request before disabling its login and URL hiding
  protection, dropping that protection precisely when the request's verification
  val…
summary: >-
  The Hide My WP Ghost WordPress plugin before 7.0.11 does not properly validate
  a loopback security-check request before disabling its login and URL hiding
  protection, dropping that protection precisely when the request's verification
  val…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-693
product: Hide My WP Ghost
affected:
  - hide_my_wp_ghost < 7.0.11
published: '2026-09-18'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T19:08:32.830'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86800'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/01772455-89fe-4bcd-b3b7-c29b8646679d/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00345
epssPercentile: 0.25387
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-18T10:56:08.106080Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-18T06:36:37.991Z'
---

## Overview

The Hide My WP Ghost WordPress plugin before 7.0.11 does not properly validate a loopback security-check request before disabling its login and URL hiding protection, dropping that protection precisely when the request's verification value is missing or incorrect, which any visitor can arrange, allowing unauthenticated attackers to re-expose the concealed WordPress login page location.

## Remediation

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