CVE-2026-89051 WP Ghost Security & Firewall - Stored XSS

WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) Security & Firewall plugin for WordPress <= 7.0.12 contains a stored XSS caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in replaceHeadersAndTags function, letting unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary scripts when users click injected links.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
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Details

Type
Stored Xss
Impact
Stored Xss
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published
16 October 2026
Updated
16 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-79

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 7.0.12.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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