CVE-2022-4681

CRITICAL

Hide My WP < 6.2.9 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via AJAX Action

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-4681. PoCs published by Xenofon Vassilakopoulos.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Hide My WP versions prior to 6.2.9. The PoC uses a time-based blind SQL injection via the X-Forwarded-For header to trigger a sleep delay, confirming the vulnerability.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Xenofon Vassilakopoulos · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51871

This exploit demonstrates an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Hide My WP versions prior to 6.2.9. The PoC uses a time-based blind SQL injection via the X-Forwarded-For header to trigger a sleep delay, confirming the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Hide My WP < 6.2.9
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running Hide My WP plugin version < 6.2.9 · Access to the target's web server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit vdb-entry technical-description
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5a4096e8-abe4-41c4-b741-c44e740e8689

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0720
EPSS Percentile 91.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

Status published
Products (1)
wpwave/hide_my_wp < 6.2.9
Published Feb 06, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026