PT-2026-40626 · Powie · Whois Domain Check

Published 2026-05-13 · Updated 2026-05-13 · CVE-2020-37225

NVD

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-37225

Affected Products

Whois Domain Check

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/48656 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37225 · Security Note
• https://blog.haao.sh · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/powies-whois · Note
• https://powie.de · Note
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/powie-s-whois-domain-check-persistent-cross-site-scripting · Note