VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2011-5193
CVSS score2.6 LOW
EPSS probability4.05%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-09-23
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/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 1.4.2.3 for WordPress, when the WHOIS widget is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the domain parameter to index.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-5194.
Weakness classification
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory