CVE-2017-20245 HIGH

CVE-2017-20245: Wow Viral Signups 2.1 WordPress Plugin SQL Injection

Vendor Wow-Company
Product Wow Viral Signups
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 Viral Signups 2.1 WordPress plugin contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information by exploiting the unescaped 'idsignup' POST parameter. Attackers can send crafted requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with malicious SQL payloads in the 'idsignup' parameter to read arbitrary data from the database.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Wow Viral Signups contains a SQL injection vulnerability in versions 2.1 and later. An attacker can inject malicious SQL commands through unvalidated input to read or modify database contents. No authentication is required. Sites running affected versions should update immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read or modify the site database by injecting SQL commands through user input.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can steal user data, modify content, or compromise site integrity without needing a login.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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

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