CVE•Published 2023-05-09•Modified 2026-04-08•0 articles on news•7 live references•NVD data

CVE-2022-4537Wpplugins · Hide_my_wp_ghost

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

MEDIUM

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 68% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-348Use of Less Trusted Source CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Description

The Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 5.0.18. This is due to insufficient restrictions on where the IP Address information is being retrieved for request logging and login restrictions. Attackers can supply the X-Forwarded-For header with with a different IP Address that will be logged and can be used to bypass settings that may have blocked out an IP address from logging in.

Timeline

Published 2023-05-09

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC Sploitus trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2022-4537

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/hide-my-wp-ghost/"

Matches any site loading the "hide-my-wp-ghost" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Wpplugins Hide My Wp Ghost"

All exposed Wpplugins Hide My Wp Ghost instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Hide My Wp Ghost"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Hide My Wp Ghost" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.