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CVE-2011-5193

LowPublished

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vendors/samswhois/samswhois.inc.php in the Whois Search plugin 1.4.2.3 for WordPress, when the WHOIS widget is...

Published: Sep 23, 2012
Updated: Sep 16, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Jan 3, 2012

Primary CVSS

2.6/ 10Low

nvd · CVSS 2.0

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS probability estimate

4.1%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 90.2%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a certainty or a measure of impact. Combine it with CVSS, KEV status, exposure and your environment.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vendors/samswhois/samswhois.inc.php in the Whois Search plugin 1.4.2.3 for WordPress, when the WHOIS widget is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the domain parameter to index.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-5194.

Sources

WordPress Plugin WHOIS 1.4.2 3 - 'domain' Cross-Site ScriptingExploit
Atmon3r · php · Jan 3, 2012

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