CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-20246
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2026-06-09
- Last modified
- 2026-07-21
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-89
Description
KittyCatfish 2.2 plugin for WordPress contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read database contents by exploiting an unescaped GET parameter. Attackers can inject SQL code through the 'kc_ad' parameter in base.css.php or kittycatfish.php to extract sensitive database information using boolean-based blind or time-based blind techniques.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command weakness
References
- https://tad.group tad.group
- https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/kittycatfish/ wordpress.org
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41919 www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kittycatfish-plugin-for-wordpress-sql-injection www.vulncheck.com