XSS in Netattingo Wp-Whois-Domain
CVE-2017-18612
The wp-whois-domain plugin 1.0.0 for WordPress has XSS via the pages/func-whois.php domain parameter.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Netattingo Wp-Whois-Domain — versions 1.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/wp-whois-domain/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- rastating.github.io/wp-whois-domain-reflected-xss/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-18612?
- CVE-2017-18612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netattingo Wp-Whois-Domain, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-09-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-18612?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-18612 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.