XSS in Phpace Samswhois
CVE-2011-5194
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vendors/samswhois/samswhois.inc.php in the Whois Search plugin before 1.4.2.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the domain parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-5193.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (82.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Phpace Samswhois — versions 1.1
- WordPress
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/51244 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/47428 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/482954/wordpress-whois-search (Exploit, Patch)
- wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-whois-search/changelog/
- packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/108271/wpwhois-xss.txt (Exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72074 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-5194?
- CVE-2011-5194 is a vulnerability in Phpace Samswhois, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2012-09-23.
- Is CVE-2011-5194 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.