Name: CVE-2021-43698: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-43698, CWE-79, CVSS 6.1, EPSS 0.00223

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

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