The social-warfare plugin before 3.5.3 for WordPress has stored XSS via the…
Priority HIGH 84Exploited in the wildCWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The social-warfare plugin before 3.5.3 for WordPress has stored XSS via the wp-admin/admin-post.php?swp_debug=load_options swp_url parameter, as exploited in the wild in March 2019. This affects Social Warfare and Social Warfare Pro.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2021-11-03CISA due date 2022-05-03
EPSS 0.72946 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 6 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:warfareplugins:social_warfare:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.5.3 | Vulnerable | warfareplugins |
| cpe:2.3:a:warfareplugins:social_warfare_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.5.3 | Vulnerable | warfareplugins |
- cpe:2.3:a:warfareplugins:social_warfare:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·warfareplugins
- cpe:2.3:a:warfareplugins:social_warfare_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·warfareplugins
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2021-11-03 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-9978
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gfx2-wv94-38hv
References
Exploit 6
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019032105
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/03/zero-day-stored-xss-in-social-warfare.html
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/03/21/full-disclosure-of-settings-change-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-social-warfare/
- 46794
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152722/Wordpress-Social-Warfare-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163680/WordPress-Social-Warfare-3.5.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Advisory 3
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- TI-2026-83466 Predictable staging paths let attackers run code in WordPress Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-59973 An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-09427 The Snap Creek Duplicator plugin before 1.3.28 for WordPress (and Duplicator Pro before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-9978 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-9978 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gfx2-wv94-38hv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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