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WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall

Slug: hide-my-wp · John Darrel · 100,000+

Actively maintained
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Overall Score

Some areas need attention

79
Needs Review

What this score means

Scores are calculated on a 100-point scale by analysing six weighted categories: Security, WP.org Readiness, Performance, Code Quality, Accessibility, and Vulnerabilities. Open vulnerabilities are weighted by severity, CVSS, and patch availability, and incomplete source data can reduce confidence slightly.

  • Excellent The plugin follows best practices across every measured category. It is well-maintained, low-risk, and recommended for production use.
  • Good Strong overall quality with minor areas for improvement. Generally safe to use on most sites.
  • Needs Review Some areas of concern detected. Review the full issues report and weigh the risks before installing on production.
  • High Risk Significant quality or security problems found. Exercise caution — check the details carefully before using this plugin.
Score computed: May 22, 2026 10:18 pm (3 weeks ago). Vulnerability data mode: Live.
High confidence (100/100) based on metadata completeness and vulnerability evidence quality.
Open vulnerabilities are weighted by severity, CVSS, and patch availability, then adjusted slightly when the source data is incomplete.
  • Wordfence: June 13, 2026 12:48 pm (5 minutes ago)

No known open vulnerabilities found.

AI-Generated Summary

WP Ghost (Hide My WP Ghost) – Security & Firewall currently scores 79/100 (needs review). Latest scan findings include 0 errors and 26 warnings.

Strengths

  • No open vulnerabilities are currently recorded in tracked sources.

Recommended Next Actions

  • Address warning-level findings to improve maintainability and reduce future risk.

Generated from latest scan and metadata signals. Validate in staging before production changes.

Actions

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This plugin is automatically re-scanned every 30 days. Next automatic scan due: June 21, 2026 10:18 pm (1 week).
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Score Breakdown

Shield
Security
32
High Risk
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 1 affected rules, reducing this category by 68 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Security issue: Warning 17 -68 100%
W
WP.org Readiness
99
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 1 affected rules, reducing this category by 1 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Repo issue: Notice 1 -1 100%
Speed
Performance
91
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 1 affected rules, reducing this category by 9 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Performance issue: Warning 3 -9 100%
Code
Code Quality
100
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 0 affected rules, reducing this category by 0 total points.

No deductions were applied for this category in the latest score run.

A11y
Accessibility
86
Good
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 2 affected rules, reducing this category by 14 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Accessibility issue: Warning 6 -12 85.7%
Accessibility issue: Notice 2 -2 14.3%
Bug
Vulnerability Status
100
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 0 affected rules, reducing this category by 0 total points.

No deductions were applied for this category in the latest score run.

Plugin Details

  • Version: 7.0.02
  • Active Installs: 100,000+
  • Last Updated: 2026-05-18 05:31:00
  • Tested up to: 7.0
  • Requires PHP: 7.4
  • Rating: 4.5/5 (371 ratings)
  • Support: 9/9 resolved (100%)
  • View on WordPress.org
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Scan Summary

  • Errors: 0
  • Warnings: 26
  • Notices: 3
  • Last Scanned: 2026-05-22 21:18:28
  • Score confidence: 100/100
Scans are performed automatically once per day, and the report will note when source data is stale or incomplete.

What Changed Since Last Scan

Comparing latest scan (2026-05-22 21:18:28) to previous scan (2026-05-21 16:55:58).
New: 0 Resolved: 0 Worsened: 0

New Issues

No items in this category.

Resolved Issues

No items in this category.

Worsened Issues

No items in this category.

Detected Issues

Severity Category Message File Fix Guidance
NOTICE REPO Plugin package does not include a license file.
Quick Add a LICENSE or COPYING file so distribution terms are explicit.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across repo findings and re-scan to confirm notice issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
WARNING PERFORMANCE flush_rewrite_rules() detected. classes/Tools.php
Quick Only flush rewrite rules during activation or explicit maintenance flows.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across performance findings and re-scan to confirm warning issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
WARNING SECURITY Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. controllers/SecurityCheck.php
Quick Wrap dynamic SQL arguments with $wpdb->prepare() in the flagged query.
Moderate Refactor repeated SQL into repository/helper methods that enforce prepared statements by default.
Advanced Add integration tests and static checks that fail builds when direct dynamic SQL is introduced.
WARNING PERFORMANCE flush_rewrite_rules() detected. controllers/SecurityCheck.php
Quick Only flush rewrite rules during activation or explicit maintenance flows.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across performance findings and re-scan to confirm warning issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
WARNING SECURITY Use of base64_decode() detected. controllers/Settings.php
Quick Ensure any encoded payloads are necessary, documented, and never used to obscure executable logic.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across security findings and re-scan to confirm warning issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
WARNING SECURITY Raw superglobal access detected. controllers/Settings.php
Quick Wrap direct request values with sanitization and nonce verification in the affected code path.
Moderate Centralize request normalization in helper methods so handlers consume validated input only.
Advanced Adopt typed request DTOs and automated security lint checks for unsanitized superglobal access.
WARNING SECURITY Raw superglobal access detected. models/Cookies.php
Quick Wrap direct request values with sanitization and nonce verification in the affected code path.
Moderate Centralize request normalization in helper methods so handlers consume validated input only.
Advanced Adopt typed request DTOs and automated security lint checks for unsanitized superglobal access.
WARNING SECURITY Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. models/Prefix.php
Quick Wrap dynamic SQL arguments with $wpdb->prepare() in the flagged query.
Moderate Refactor repeated SQL into repository/helper methods that enforce prepared statements by default.
Advanced Add integration tests and static checks that fail builds when direct dynamic SQL is introduced.
WARNING SECURITY Raw superglobal access detected. models/ThreatsListTable.php
Quick Wrap direct request values with sanitization and nonce verification in the affected code path.
Moderate Centralize request normalization in helper methods so handlers consume validated input only.
Advanced Adopt typed request DTOs and automated security lint checks for unsanitized superglobal access.
WARNING SECURITY Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. models/ThreatsListTable.php
Quick Wrap dynamic SQL arguments with $wpdb->prepare() in the flagged query.
Moderate Refactor repeated SQL into repository/helper methods that enforce prepared statements by default.
Advanced Add integration tests and static checks that fail builds when direct dynamic SQL is introduced.
WARNING ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. models/ThreatsListTable.php
Quick Add alt attributes to the flagged image tags, or alt="" for decorative images.
Moderate Audit all templates/components for missing alternative text and update content guidelines.
Advanced Integrate accessibility testing in CI (axe/pa11y) and block releases with critical a11y violations.
WARNING SECURITY Raw superglobal access detected. models/Rewrite.php
Quick Wrap direct request values with sanitization and nonce verification in the affected code path.
Moderate Centralize request normalization in helper methods so handlers consume validated input only.
Advanced Adopt typed request DTOs and automated security lint checks for unsanitized superglobal access.
WARNING PERFORMANCE flush_rewrite_rules() detected. models/Rewrite.php
Quick Only flush rewrite rules during activation or explicit maintenance flows.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across performance findings and re-scan to confirm warning issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
WARNING SECURITY Use of base64_decode() detected. models/twofactor/Passkey.php
Quick Ensure any encoded payloads are necessary, documented, and never used to obscure executable logic.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across security findings and re-scan to confirm warning issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
WARNING SECURITY Raw superglobal access detected. models/Files.php
Quick Wrap direct request values with sanitization and nonce verification in the affected code path.
Moderate Centralize request normalization in helper methods so handlers consume validated input only.
Advanced Adopt typed request DTOs and automated security lint checks for unsanitized superglobal access.
WARNING SECURITY Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. models/firewall/Database.php
Quick Wrap dynamic SQL arguments with $wpdb->prepare() in the flagged query.
Moderate Refactor repeated SQL into repository/helper methods that enforce prepared statements by default.
Advanced Add integration tests and static checks that fail builds when direct dynamic SQL is introduced.
WARNING SECURITY Raw superglobal access detected. models/compatibility/WpDefender.php
Quick Wrap direct request values with sanitization and nonce verification in the affected code path.
Moderate Centralize request normalization in helper methods so handlers consume validated input only.
Advanced Adopt typed request DTOs and automated security lint checks for unsanitized superglobal access.
WARNING SECURITY Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. models/compatibility/WpRocket.php
Quick Wrap dynamic SQL arguments with $wpdb->prepare() in the flagged query.
Moderate Refactor repeated SQL into repository/helper methods that enforce prepared statements by default.
Advanced Add integration tests and static checks that fail builds when direct dynamic SQL is introduced.
WARNING SECURITY Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. models/compatibility/SiteGuard.php
Quick Wrap dynamic SQL arguments with $wpdb->prepare() in the flagged query.
Moderate Refactor repeated SQL into repository/helper methods that enforce prepared statements by default.
Advanced Add integration tests and static checks that fail builds when direct dynamic SQL is introduced.
WARNING ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. models/Menu.php
Quick Add alt attributes to the flagged image tags, or alt="" for decorative images.
Moderate Audit all templates/components for missing alternative text and update content guidelines.
Advanced Integrate accessibility testing in CI (axe/pa11y) and block releases with critical a11y violations.
WARNING SECURITY Raw superglobal access detected. models/EventsListTable.php
Quick Wrap direct request values with sanitization and nonce verification in the affected code path.
Moderate Centralize request normalization in helper methods so handlers consume validated input only.
Advanced Adopt typed request DTOs and automated security lint checks for unsanitized superglobal access.
WARNING SECURITY Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. models/EventsListTable.php
Quick Wrap dynamic SQL arguments with $wpdb->prepare() in the flagged query.
Moderate Refactor repeated SQL into repository/helper methods that enforce prepared statements by default.
Advanced Add integration tests and static checks that fail builds when direct dynamic SQL is introduced.
WARNING ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. models/EventsListTable.php
Quick Add alt attributes to the flagged image tags, or alt="" for decorative images.
Moderate Audit all templates/components for missing alternative text and update content guidelines.
Advanced Integrate accessibility testing in CI (axe/pa11y) and block releases with critical a11y violations.
NOTICE ACCESSIBILITY Clickable div/span markup detected. view/Mapping.php
Quick Replace clickable div/span elements with semantic button or link elements.
Moderate Standardize interactive UI patterns in shared components with keyboard and focus support.
Advanced Create accessibility component standards and enforce them with UI linting and automated tests.
WARNING ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. view/blocks/GeoMapContent.php
Quick Add alt attributes to the flagged image tags, or alt="" for decorative images.
Moderate Audit all templates/components for missing alternative text and update content guidelines.
Advanced Integrate accessibility testing in CI (axe/pa11y) and block releases with critical a11y violations.
WARNING ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. view/blocks/Totp.php
Quick Add alt attributes to the flagged image tags, or alt="" for decorative images.
Moderate Audit all templates/components for missing alternative text and update content guidelines.
Advanced Integrate accessibility testing in CI (axe/pa11y) and block releases with critical a11y violations.
WARNING ACCESSIBILITY Image markup without an alt attribute detected. view/SecurityCheck.php
Quick Add alt attributes to the flagged image tags, or alt="" for decorative images.
Moderate Audit all templates/components for missing alternative text and update content guidelines.
Advanced Integrate accessibility testing in CI (axe/pa11y) and block releases with critical a11y violations.
WARNING SECURITY Raw superglobal access detected. view/wplogin/footer.php
Quick Wrap direct request values with sanitization and nonce verification in the affected code path.
Moderate Centralize request normalization in helper methods so handlers consume validated input only.
Advanced Adopt typed request DTOs and automated security lint checks for unsanitized superglobal access.
NOTICE ACCESSIBILITY Clickable div/span markup detected. view/Firewall.php
Quick Replace clickable div/span elements with semantic button or link elements.
Moderate Standardize interactive UI patterns in shared components with keyboard and focus support.
Advanced Create accessibility component standards and enforce them with UI linting and automated tests.

Score History

Range Change: 0 pts · All-Time High: 79/100

All Past Vulnerabilities

Showing all known historical vulnerabilities for this plugin, including open and closed records.

Vulnerability CVE Severity Status Affected Versions Patched Version Updated Source
WP Ghost <= 5.4.01 - Unauthenticated Limited File Read N/A LOW Closed *-5.4.01 5.4.02 2025-03-13 16:21:37 Wordfence
Hide My WP Ghost < 7.0.00 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect N/A LOW Closed [*, 7.0.00) 7.0.00 2026-03-18 00:00:00 Wordfence
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall <= 5.3.01 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL N/A LOW Closed *-5.3.01 5.3.02 2024-11-14 18:16:20 Wordfence
Hide My WP Ghost <= 5.4.01 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion N/A LOW Closed *-5.4.01 5.4.02 2025-03-19 00:00:00 Wordfence
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall <= 5.3.02 - Unauthenticated Login Page Disclosure N/A LOW Closed *-5.3.02 5.4.01 2025-02-11 00:00:00 Wordfence
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall <= 5.2.01 - Login Page Disclosure N/A LOW Closed *-5.2.01 5.2.02 2024-07-02 00:00:00 Wordfence
Hide My WP Ghost <= 5.0.25 - CAPTCHA Bypass in brute_math_authenticate N/A LOW Closed *-5.0.25 5.0.26 2023-08-22 00:00:00 Wordfence
Hide My WP Ghost – Security Plugin <= 5.0.18 - IP Address Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass N/A LOW Closed *-5.0.18 5.0.20 2023-05-08 00:00:00 Wordfence