CVE-2021-36917

WordPress Hide My WP premium plugin <= 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated Plugin Deactivation vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: Nov 24, 2021
Updated: Apr 28, 2026
Reserved: Jul 19, 2021

Description

WordPress Hide My WP plugin (versions <= 6.2.3) can be deactivated by any unauthenticated user. It is possible to retrieve a reset token which can then be used to deactivate the plugin.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L	Patchstack

Weaknesses

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Hide My WP (WordPress plugin)wpWave	<= 6.2.3 through 6.2.3Affected

References

https://codecanyon.net/item/hide-my-wp-amazing-security-plugin-for-wordpress/4177158
https://patchstack.com/hide-my-wp-vulnerabilities-fixed/
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/hide-my-wp/wordpress-hide-my-wp-premium-plugin-6-2-3-unauthenticated-plugin-deactivation-vulnerability

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