CVE-2020-37225

MEDIUMNVD 6.46.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 6.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
6.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.4Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.4
EG Score
6.4(medium)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity64% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
16%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 13, 2026

Last Modified

May 24, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 14, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Powie's WHOIS Domain Check 0.9.31 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/powie-s-whois-domain-check-persistent-cross-site-scripting
generic

Powie's WHOIS Domain Check – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org

https://wordpress.org/plugins/powies-whois/
generic

Powie's Tech Blog | php - IT - Modellflug - Mountainbike

https://powie.de

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-37225?
CVE-2020-37225 is a medium vulnerability published on May 13, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2020-37225 disclosed?
CVE-2020-37225 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 13, 2026, with the most recent update on May 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-37225 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-37225 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 84.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-37225?
CVE-2020-37225 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-37225?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-37225, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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