CVE-2017-20246

HIGH

KittyCatfish 2.2 Plugin for WordPress SQL Injection

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-20246. PoCs published by TAD GROUP.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the KittyCatfish WordPress plugin (version 2.2) via the unescaped 'kc_ad' parameter. It provides sqlmap commands to exploit the vulnerability, confirming it as a boolean-based blind and time-based blind SQLi.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by TAD GROUP · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41919

The exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the KittyCatfish WordPress plugin (version 2.2) via the unescaped 'kc_ad' parameter. It provides sqlmap commands to exploit the vulnerability, confirming it as a boolean-based blind and time-based blind SQLi.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: KittyCatfish WordPress Plugin <= 2.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable plugin endpoint · sqlmap tool
devstral-2 · analyzed Jun 09, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-41919
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41919
Product product
Official Product Homepage
https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/kittycatfish/
Product product
Official Product Homepage
https://tad.group
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: KittyCatfish 2.2 Plugin for WordPress SQL Injection
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kittycatfish-plugin-for-wordpress-sql-injection

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 18.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
Missilesilo/KittyCatfish 2.2
Published Jun 09, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 09, 2026