CISA KEV · Known exploitedMedium

CVE-2019-9978

WordPress Social Warfare Plugin

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.

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
72.9%
99.4% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2019.03.25
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability72.9%
Technical severityCVSS 6.1

Vulnerability overview

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.

Affected product and versions

Product
WordPress Social Warfare Plugin
Affected versions
< 3.5.3
Fixed versions
3.5.3

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2022.05.03
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that WordPress Social Warfare Plugin and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
CWE-79
KEV added
2021.11.03
Ransomware use
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