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CVE-2021-36916

Published: Nov 24, 2021

Modified: Apr 28, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.6

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

wpWave

Hide My WP (WordPress plugin)

affected
<= 6.2.3 - <= 6.2.3

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

References

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