What is CVE-2022-4681?

CVE-2022-4681 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpwave Hide My Wp, classified under CWE-89 SQL INJECTION. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-4681?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-4681 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Wpwave Hide My Wp

CVE-2022-4681

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 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.038 (89.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wpwave Hide My Wp
Hide My Wp — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/5a4096e8-abe4-41c4-b741-c44e740e8689 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4681?: CVE-2022-4681 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpwave Hide My Wp, classified under CWE-89 SQL INJECTION. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-4681?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4681 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.