CVE-2017-20246

8.8 highEPSS 0.3%

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.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

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

CVSS 3.1

8.2 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 19% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-89
Published: 2026-06-09
Modified: 2026-07-21
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://tad.group
https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/kittycatfish/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41919
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kittycatfish-plugin-for-wordpress-sql-injection

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