Vulnerability in N/a
CVE-2019-9978
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.
EPSS: 0.887 (99.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- N/a — versions n/a
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9238 (x_refsource_MISC)
- www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019032105 (x_refsource_MISC)
- blog.sucuri.net/2019/03/zero-day-stored-xss-in-social-warfare.html (x_refsource_MISC)
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/03/unpatched-zero-day-vulnerability-in-social-warfa… (x_refsource_MISC)
- www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/03/21/full-disclosure-of-settings-change-per… (x_refsource_MISC)
- wordpress.org/plugins/social-warfare/ (x_refsource_MISC)
- twitter.com/warfareplugins/status/1108852747099652099 (x_refsource_MISC)
- 46794 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152722/Wordpress-Social-Warfare-Remote-Code-Execu… (x_refsource_MISC)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163680/WordPress-Social-Warfare-3.5.2-Remote-Code… (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9978?
- CVE-2019-9978 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2019-03-24.
- Is CVE-2019-9978 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2019-9978 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 51 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.