CVE-2020-37225: Powie Whois Domain Check

Medium severity, CVSS 6.4. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Powie's WHOIS Domain Check 0.9.31 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript by exploiting unsanitized input fields in plugin settings. Attackers can submit malicious payloads through textarea and input elements in the pwhois_settings.php configuration page to execute JavaScript in the admin context and escalate privileges.

Affected products

• Powie Whois Domain Check: version 0.9.31 only

Published 2026-05-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.