Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 30, 2026· Updated Jul 30, 2026
Hide My WP Ghost < 7.0.05 - IP Address Spoofing via Trusted Proxy Headers Leading to Protection Mechanism Bypass
CVE-2026-11870
Description
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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References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/d3bf6487-88a9-4fc7-87b6-5e739519aa64/mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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