MEDIUM
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
Published Sep 23, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.24%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.24% 0.02240
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02240
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.24% (0.02240) | 82.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.24% (0.02240) | 80.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 64.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.86% (0.03864) | 80.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 65.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 2.14% (0.02143) | 81.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 59.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 70.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00236) | 61.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00236) | 59.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/108271/wpwhois-xss.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/482954/wordpress-whois-search x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47428 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-whois-search/changelog/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51244 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72074 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/108271/wpwhois-xss.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/482954/wordpress-whois-search | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47428 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-whois-search/changelog/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51244 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72074 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 23, 2012
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 23, 2012
Link CVE-2011-5194
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a