VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-43698

CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.63%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-11-29

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

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 to the user. The message will contain $_GET['query'] then there is a XSS vulnerability.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory