{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37225 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37225 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2020-37225 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Powie WHOIS Domain Check, published on 13 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2020-37225 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-37225 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Powie WHOIS Domain Check, published on 13 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37225 exists.\n\nAffected product: Powie WHOIS Domain Check. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37225/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37225/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-37225","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37225/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-37225","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-73xm-g8c2-75wg"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Authenticated attackers can inject JavaScript into admin settings to execute code and escalate privileges in the WHOIS Domain Check plugin.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"xss"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulnCheck","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":5.1,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-79","name":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation"}],"description":"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Powie's WHOIS Domain Check 0.9.31 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting","id":"CVE-2020-37225","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"xss","year":"2020"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":5,"next":{"headline":"Joomla J2 JOBS 1.3.0 Authenticated SQL Injection via sortby","id":"CVE-2020-37226"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Joomla J2 JOBS 1.3.0 Authenticated SQL Injection via sortby","id":"CVE-2020-37224"},"products":["WHOIS Domain Check"],"published":"2026-05-13","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-05-24","vendors":["Powie"]},"summary":"Authenticated attackers can inject JavaScript into admin settings to execute code and escalate privileges in the WHOIS Domain Check plugin.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37225/"}