Medium 6.4Published May 13, 2026

CVE-2020-37225Powie's WHOIS Domain Check 0.9.31 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 5:40 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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: 6.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Powie WHOIS Domain Check powie:whois_domain_check (from the name)	0.9.31	CNA record

References

References

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

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