CVE-2015-3998 — MEDIUM (6.1)

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

6.1

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Clickfraud-Monitoring	Adsense-Click-Fraud-Monitoring	1.7.5
Phpwhois Project	Phpwhois	4.2.5

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

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

FAQ

What is CVE-2015-3998?

CVE-2015-3998 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). 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...

How severe is CVE-2015-3998?

CVE-2015-3998 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2015-3998?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Clickfraud-Monitoring Adsense-Click-Fraud-Monitoring, Phpwhois Project Phpwhois.