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CVE-2026-89051

HIGH 7.2 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 16, 2026
Last modified
October 16, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'replaceHeadersAndTags' function in versions up to, and including, 7.0.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user clicks on the injected link.

Affected WordPress components

  • Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall Plugin · hide-my-wp
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 7.0.12
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • johndarrel Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall — Up to and including 7.0.12

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3745418%40hide-my-wp%2Ftags%2F7.0.13&old=3726247%40hide-my-wp%2Ftags%2F7.0.12
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/94724ff1-d3a7-4d9d-9423-a0e795360c95?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record