CVE-2020-37225
Powie's WHOIS Domain Check 0.9.31 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.1 Medium
- Published
- May 13, 2026
- Updated
- May 24, 2026
- Reserved
- May 13, 2026
Description
Powie's WHOIS Domain Check 0.9.31 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript by exploiting unsanitized input fields in plugin settings. Attackers can submit malicious payloads through textarea and input elements in the pwhois_settings.php configuration page to execute JavaScript in the admin context and escalate privileges.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.1 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 6.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WHOIS Domain CheckPowie |
|
References
- ExploitDB-48656exploit
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- Official Product Homepageproduct
- Product Referenceproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Powie's WHOIS Domain Check 0.9.31 Persistent Cross-Site Scriptingthird-party-advisory
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