Vulnerability CVE-2021-36916
Published: 2021-11-24

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.

Type:

CWE-89

 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Wpwave -> Hide my wp 

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