johndarrel Hide My WP Ghost Plugin up to 7.0.02 on WordPress wp_logout redirect

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A vulnerability was found in johndarrel Hide My WP Ghost Plugin up to 7.0.02. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is the function wp_logout. The manipulation leads to redirect. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-7527. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in johndarrel Hide My WP Ghost Plugin up to 7.0.02. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function wp_logout. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-7527 since 04/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/19/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1204.001 for this issue.

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• johndarrel

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• Hide My WP Ghost Plugin

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• 7.0.02

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