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

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Kittycatfish
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 June 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2017-20246?

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 Version(s)

KittyCatfish 2.2

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2017-20246 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41919
exploit
https://wordpress.org/plugins-wp/kittycatfish/
product
https://tad.group
product

CVSS V4

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

TAD GROUP
.