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    2 vulnerabilities found for WHOIS Domain Check by Powie

    CVE-2020-37225 (GCVE-0-2020-37225)

    Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-05-13 14:22 – Updated: 2026-05-24 01:36
    VLAI
    Title
    Powie's WHOIS Domain Check 0.9.31 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
    Summary
    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.
    Severity
    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
    6.4 (Medium)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    SSVC
    Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Date Public
    2020-07-07 00:00
    Credits
    mqt
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

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    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-13 14:22 – Updated: 2026-05-24 01:36
    VLAI
    Title
    Powie's WHOIS Domain Check 0.9.31 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting
    Summary
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    CWE
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    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Date Public
    2020-07-07 00:00
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    mqt
    Show details on NVD website
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