PT-2017-6718
CVE-2015-3998
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Published
2017-05-17
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Updated
2017-05-24
Description by
CVSS 2.0
4.3
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
phpwhois version 4.2.5
adsense-click-fraud-monitoring plugin version 1.7.5 for WordPress
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the
query parameter to "whois.php" API endpoint. This can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.Recommendations
For phpwhois version 4.2.5, consider restricting access to the whois.php API endpoint until a patch is available.
For adsense-click-fraud-monitoring plugin version 1.7.5, avoid using the
query parameter in the whois.php endpoint until the issue is resolved. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾