CVE-2021-36916 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting the Hide My WP WordPress plugin versions <= 6.2.3. The flaw stems from the plugin's insecure method of retrieving user IP addresses, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL through spoofed IP headers like "X-Forwarded-For." With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation listed in KEV, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpwave:hide_my_wp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.