CVE-2017-20245Disclosure

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-89

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-06-09); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-06-09: 1Mentions · 2026-07-26: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-07-26: 1Technical Details · 2026-06-09: 1Technical Details · 2026-07-26: 106-0907-26
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-06-091
Disclosure1
2026-07-261
Patch1
Full discourse2 posts
  • DFIR Lab@DFIR_Lab
    Patch

    🚨 HIGH: CVE-2017-20245 (CVSS 8.2) - SQL injection in Wow Viral Signups 2.1 WordPress plugin. Unauthenticated attackers can extract database data via admin-ajax[.]php endpoint. Uninstall or update immediately. #CVE #Vulnerability #PatchNow #WordPress https://t.co/gEIOoZNOxJ

    Post summary

    The tweet highlights a high‑severity SQL injection vulnerability in the Wow Viral Signups WordPress plugin and urges users to uninstall or update immediately.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2017-20245 Wow Viral Signups 2.1 WordPress plugin contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information by exploiting the… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20245

    Post summary

    This post discloses an SQL injection vulnerability in the Wow Viral Signups 2.1 WordPress plugin that permits unauthenticated database extraction, without providing PoC, exploit code, or patch information.

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    57.6K followersView on X

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