CVE-2017-20244 HIGH

CVE-2017-20244: Wow Forms WordPress Plugin 2.1 SQL Injection

Vendor Wow-Company
Product Wow Forms
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published June 9, 2026
Last update June 9, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Wow Forms WordPress Plugin version 2.1 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary database information by exploiting an unescaped POST parameter. Attackers can inject SQL code through the 'mwpformid' parameter in requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the 'send_mwp_form' action to extract sensitive database contents.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Wow Forms contains a SQL injection vulnerability in versions 2.1 and later. An attacker can inject malicious SQL commands through form input without authentication. This allows reading or modifying database contents, including user credentials and site data. Update to a patched version immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read or modify the site database, including user accounts and sensitive data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can steal user credentials, modify site content, or delete data without logging in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the form; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 9, 2026 CVE published
June 9, 2026 Record updated

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