John Darrel Hide My WP Ghost Plugin up to 7.0.06 on WordPress improper authentication

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6.3$0-$5k2.76-

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in John Darrel Hide My WP Ghost Plugin up to 7.0.06. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-59546. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in John Darrel Hide My WP Ghost Plugin up to 7.0.06. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Subscriber Broken Authentication in Hide My WP Ghost <= 7.0.06 versions.

It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-59546 since 07/05/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/27/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/05/2026 CVE reserved
07/27/2026 +22 days Advisory disclosed
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-59546 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-59546
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383447

Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2026 17:12
Changes: 07/27/2026 17:12 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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