CVE-2026-11870

mediumCVSS 5.4covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-07-30

The WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) WordPress plugin before 7.0.05 does not verify that client IP information comes from a trusted proxy before trusting attacker-controllable HTTP headers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to spoof their IP address to bypass the WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) WordPress plugin before 7.0.05's own brute-force protection and to downgrade its firewall by matching a hardcoded whitelisted IP range.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

mediumCVE-2026-11870: The WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) WordPress plugin before 7.0.05 does not verify that client IP …nvd · 2026-07-30

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