CVE-2017-20246

HIGH EPSS 18.6%
Published Jun 9, 20262w ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.8 CVSS 4.0
High
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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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
18.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-89 SQL Injection Injection

References 4

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

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.