CVE-2017-20245

What is known

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.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2017-20245, a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) affecting the affected product, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether the affected product is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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