Social Warfare <= 4.3.0 - Missing Authorization
Priority LOW 26CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete post meta information and reset network access tokens.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00781 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| warfareplugins | Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare | up to 4.3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare Vendorwarfareplugins Affected up to 4.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:warfareplugins:social_warfare:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | warfareplugins |
- cpe:2.3:a:warfareplugins:social_warfare:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·warfareplugins
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0402
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w9m-69wv-wgjm
References
Advisory 1
More warfareplugins Social Warfare vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07343 The social-warfare plugin before 3.5.3 for WordPress has stored XSS via the… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-03290 Social Warfare <= 3.5.2 - Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-04458 Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare <= 4.4.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2023-00384 Social Warfare <= 4.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-0402 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0402 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8w9m-69wv-wgjm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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