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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2021-11-24T16:29:41.073211Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:26:37.318Z

Reserved: 2021-07-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-36916

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-11-24T17:15:07.857

Modified: 2021-11-26T15:49:12.297

Link: CVE-2021-36916

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