CVE-2015-3998

Published: May 17, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.1

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 2.7

Source: NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpwhois 4.2.5, as used in the adsense-click-fraud-monitoring plugin 1.7.5 for WordPress, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter to whois.php.

Affected (2)

Products: Clickfraud Monitoring: Adsense Click Fraud Monitoring · Phpwhois Project: Phpwhois

Clickfraud Monitoring

1 product

Adsense Click Fraud Monitoring

Phpwhois Project

1 product

Phpwhois

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Clickfraud Monitoring Adsense Click Fraud Monitoring	Version 1.7.5

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Phpwhois Project Phpwhois	Version 4.2.5

Related CWEs

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (2)

http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=119

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=119

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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