Is CVE-2024-6420 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-6420 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-6420?

CVE-2024-6420 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-6420?

CVE-2024-6420 has an EPSS score of 1.80% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6420?

Upgrade hide my wp ghost to 5.2.02 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-6420

HIGHEPSS 76th pctl

8.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Hide My WP Ghost WordPress plugin before 5.2.02 does not prevent redirects to the login page via the auth_redirect WordPress function, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to access the hidden login page.

How to fix

Remediation Available

hide my wp ghostNVD

Affected:< 5.2.02Fixed in:5.2.02CVE-2024-6420derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wpscan.com

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