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Phpwhois Project

First CVE: May 17, 2017Active for: 9 yearsTotal CVEs: 3

Phpwhois Project maintains a PHP-based domain-lookup library with a narrow scope that has a moderate presence in web applications requiring WHOIS query functionality. The durable signal centers on input-handling and code-generation issues, with recurring vulnerability classes including cross-site scripting and code injection, reflecting the parsing demands of untrusted WHOIS protocol responses. Current exposure counts and live security metrics are shown alongside this summary.

FAUCET AI Generated
3
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 72% of tracked vendors
1.0
Avg CVEs / Product / Year
More Avg CVEs / Product / Year than 12% of tracked vendors
7.3
Avg CVSS Score
Higher Avg CVSS Score than 55% of tracked vendors
0.0%
In CISA KEV
Bottom 1%

Trends Over Time

The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Phpwhois Project over time

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
May 17, 2017
9 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Nov 29, 2021
1,698 days ago

Products(1 total)

Top CVEs

Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).

3 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2015-5243CRITICAL
phpWhois allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted whois record.
Aug 20, 20189.832NONO
CVE-2021-43698MEDIUM
phpWhois (last update Jun 30 2021) is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. In file example.php, the exit function will terminate the script and print the message
Nov 29, 20216.121NONO
CVE-2015-3998MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpwhois 4.2.5, as used in the adsense-click-fraud-monitoring plugin 1.7.5 for WordPress, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary we
May 17, 20176.117NONO
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CVE Severity & Scoring

Severity distribution of CVEs that affect this vendor's products3 CVEs
67%
33%
Severity distribution among all CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumCritical
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network3 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low3 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None1 (33.3%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required2 (66.7%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None3 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)

Exploit Exposure

Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).

CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%

Social Chatter

An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Phpwhois Project.

Media Mentions

Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Phpwhois Project — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.

Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Phpwhois Project's Products

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Top CWEs