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WP Hide & Security Enhancer vulnerabilities
WP Hide & Security Enhancer has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 6 Dec 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 50,000+
- Latest version
- 2.9.3
- Last updated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 6 Dec 2024
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken access control CVE-2024-11585 | High 7.5 | Up to 2.5.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.9.3) | 6 Dec 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-2538 | Medium 6.1 | Before 1.8 | Fixed in 1.8 | 29 Aug 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-11585, 6 Dec 2024
- The WP Hide & Security Enhancer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file contents deletion due to a missing authorization and insufficient file path validation in the file-process.php in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can break the site or lead to data loss. CVE record
- CVE-2022-2538, 29 Aug 2022
- The WP Hide & Security Enhancer WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute of a backend page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE record
What to do if you run WP Hide & Security Enhancer
If you run WP Hide & Security Enhancer, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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