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CVE-2017-20246: KittyCatfish 2.2 Plugin for WordPress SQL Injection

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-09 · updated 2026-07-21
• Weakness: 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.

Affected products

• Missilesilo KittyCatfish: 2.2

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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