CVE-2020-37225

MEDIUM 6.4

Powie's WHOIS Domain Check 0.9.31 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting

CVSS Score

6.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-79
Vendor	powie
Product	whois domain check
Published	May 13, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Powie / WHOIS Domain Check

0.9.31

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48656 powie.de: https://powie.de blog.haao.sh: https://blog.haao.sh wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/powies-whois/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/powie-s-whois-domain-check-persistent-cross-site-scripting

Credits

mqt