CVE-2020-37225 PUBLISHED

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

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 13.05.2026 Published: 13.05.2026 Updated: 13.05.2026

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.

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 5.1

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	Low
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	Low
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Passive

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.4

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Powie
Product	WHOIS Domain Check
Versions	Version 0.9.31 is affected

Credits

mqt finder

References

Problem Types

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE