CVE-2017-20244: wow-company wow_forms SQL Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-20244 is a high (CVSS 8.8) SQL Injection vulnerability in wow-company wow_forms. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 09-06-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 09-06-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.