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GHSA-53Q2-99PH-73WH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-11-25 00:00 – Updated: 2021-11-27 00:00

Details

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.

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CVE-2021-36916 (GCVE-0-2021-36916)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-24 16:29 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07

Title

WordPress Hide My WP premium plugin <= 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability

Summary

Severity

8.6 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-03-28 16:45 UTC

CWE

CWE-89 - SQL Injection

Assigner

Patchstack mitre root Scorecard

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://codecanyon.net/item/hide-my-wp-amazing-se…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://patchstack.com/hide-my-wp-vulnerabilities…	x_refsource_MISC
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/hid…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
wpWave	Hide My WP (WordPress plugin)	Affected: <= 6.2.3 , ≤ 6.2.3 (custom)

Date Public

2021-11-24 00:00

Credits

Vulnerability discovered by Dave Jong (Patchstack).

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