CVE-2017-20246 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2017-20246

KittyCatfish 2.2 Plugin for WordPress SQL Injection

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • TAD GROUP

Affected Vendor

Missilesilo

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Affected Software

KittyCatfish
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2

Timeline

Official Publish: June 9th, 2026
Last Modified: June 9th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)