CVE-2021-36916
WordPress Hide My WP premium plugin <= 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.6 High
- Published
- Nov 24, 2021
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 19, 2021
Description
The SQL injection vulnerability in the Hide My WP WordPress plugin (versions <= 6.2.3) is possible because of how the IP address is retrieved and used inside a SQL query. The function "hmwp_get_user_ip" tries to retrieve the IP address from multiple headers, including IP address headers that the user can spoof, such as "X-Forwarded-For." As a result, the malicious payload supplied in one of these IP address headers will be directly inserted into the SQL query, making SQL injection possible.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.6 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L | Patchstack |
Weaknesses
- CWE-89 SQL Injection
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Hide My WP (WordPress plugin)wpWave |
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References
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