CVE-2022-4681

Hide My WP < 6.2.9 - Unauthenticated SQLi

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Published Feb 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Hide My WP WordPress plugin before 6.2.9 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Hide My WP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 6.2.9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpwave:hide_my_wp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-52005	The Hide My WP WordPress plugin before 6.2.9 does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.8% (3.824% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5a4096e8-abe4-41c4-b741-c44e740e8689

History

Mar 25, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wpwave Hide My Wp

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 25, 2025, 6:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Feb 6, 2023, 7:59 PM
Updated: Mar 25, 2025, 6:13 PM
Reserved: Dec 23, 2022, 9:51 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:48 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:48 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 6, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:21 AM

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