CVE-2015-3998 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpwhois 4.2.5, specifically when used within the adsense-click-fraud-monitoring plugin 1.7.5 for WordPress. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the 'query' parameter in whois.php. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction and could lead to information disclosure and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clickfraud-monitoring:adsense-click-fraud-monitoring:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
4.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpwhois_project:phpwhois:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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