CVE-2011-5193

phpace samswhois < 1.4.2.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Domain Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2011-5193. PoCs published by Atmon3r.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WHOIS for WordPress plugin. It explains the issue and provides a proof-of-concept URL to demonstrate the vulnerability.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Atmon3r · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36488

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WHOIS for WordPress plugin. It explains the issue and provides a proof-of-concept URL to demonstrate the vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WHOIS for WordPress 1.4.2.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable plugin endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/47428

Scores

EPSS 0.0405
EPSS Percentile 89.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
phpace/samswhois 1.1
phpace/samswhois < 1.4.2.3
Published Sep 23, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026