XSS in Warfareplugins Social Warfare
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.729 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.729 · newest: 0.729 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
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 (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019032105 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- blog.sucuri.net/2019/03/zero-day-stored-xss-in-social-warfare.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/03/unpatched-zero-day-vulnerability-in-social-warfa… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/03/21/full-disclosure-of-settings-change-per… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/social-warfare/ (Product)
- twitter.com/warfareplugins/status/1108852747099652099 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46794/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/152722/Wordpress-Social-Warfare-Remote-Code-Execu… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163680/WordPress-Social-Warfare-3.5.2-Remote-Code… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9978?
- CVE-2019-9978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Warfareplugins Social Warfare, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-03-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9978?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- 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. 52 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.