8.2high
CVE-2017-20246
KittyCatfish 2.2 Plugin for WordPress SQL Injection
Published 5 mo ago · modified 3 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.2
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 19%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.8 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Missilesilo KittyCatfish
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
References
- exploit-db.com /exploits/41919 · exploit
- wordpress.org /plugins-wp/kittycatfish/ · product
- tad.group · product
- vulncheck.com /advisories/kittycatfish-plugin-for-wordpress-sql-injection · third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-20246
- NVD: CVE-2017-20246
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