CVE-2011-5194

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 2.0

Published: September 23, 2012
Last modified: June 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified
Reported by: cve@mitre.org
Weakness: CWE-79
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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 WordPress components

wordpress-whois-search Plugin · wordpress-whois-search

Confirmed match Homeless

Versions not specified
View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

n/a n/a — Versions not specified

References

packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/108271/wpwhois-xss.txt Exploit
plugins.trac.wordpress.org http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/482954/wordpress-whois-search Exploit, Patch
secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/47428 Vendor Advisory
wordpress.org http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-whois-search/changelog/
www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51244 Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72074
nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record

WordPress CVEs

Description

Affected WordPress components

Affected products and versions

References