CVE-2021-36916
published 2021-11-24CVE-2021-36916: 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…
PriorityP354critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.80%
75.8th percentile
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.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpwave | hide_my_wp | <= 6.2.3 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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2021-11-24
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