CVE-2022-4681 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2023-02-06

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 6.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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 vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.06802.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

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

History

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Wpwave Hide My Wp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-06T19:59:20.610Z

Updated: 2025-03-25T18:13:32.700Z

Reserved: 2022-12-23T09:51:08.537Z

Link: CVE-2022-4681

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:48:39.655Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-06T20:15:11.987

Modified: 2025-03-25T19:15:39.880

Link: CVE-2022-4681

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

No weakness.

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