Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

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

Medium 6.4

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WHOIS Domain Check from Powie. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Powie	WHOIS Domain Check	0.9.31

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

ExploitDB-48656 exploit
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VulnCheck Advisory: Powie's WHOIS Domain Check 0.9.31 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting third-party-advisory