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TI-2021-14997 Aliases CVE-2021-36916GHSA-53q2-99ph-73wh

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

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01861 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wpWaveHide My WP (WordPress plugin)<= 6.2.3 – 6.2.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Hide My WP (WordPress plugin) VendorwpWave Affected <= 6.2.3 – 6.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpwave:hide_my_wp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 6.2.3VulnerablewpWave
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpwave:hide_my_wp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 6.2.3 Vulnerable ·wpWave

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-36916
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53q2-99ph-73wh

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2022-04279 Hide My WP < 6.2.9 - Unauthenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14998 WordPress Hide My WP premium plugin <= 6.2.3 - Unauthenticated Plugin Deactivation vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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