CVE-2011-5193 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Whois Search plugin 1.4.2.3 for WordPress, specifically within the samswhois.inc.php file when the WHOIS widget is active. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'domain' parameter to index.php. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 2.6, indicating low severity with network access and high attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure. While not actively exploited in the wild or listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB (EDB-36488), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpace:samswhois:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpace:samswhois:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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