CVE-2017-20245 Wow Viral Signups 2.1 WordPress Plugin SQL Injection
Unauthenticated attackers can extract database information via SQL injection in the Wow Viral Signups WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-20245?
CVE-2017-20245 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Wow-Company Wow Viral Signups, published on 9 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20245?
How do I fix CVE-2017-20245?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2017-20245 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-20245 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xq4v-2p5j-7jj7.