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CVE-2019-9978· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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

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.

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v3.1KEVWeaponized No fix recorded
Published
Mar 24, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
72.9% · 99th percentile
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CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
22 / 30 · 72.9%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for government agencies: May 3, 2022.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
warfarepluginssocial warfare
warfarepluginssocial warfare pro

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • warfareplugins social warfarebefore 3.5.3
  • warfareplugins social warfare probefore 3.5.3

Same product

warfareplugins: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-4434Social Warfare <= 3.5.2 - Remote Code Execution
    40Plan
  • CVE-2025-26973WordPress Social Warfare Plugin <= 4.5.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2023-4842Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare <= 4.4.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2023-0403Social Warfare <= 4.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2023-0402Social Warfare <= 4.3.0 - Missing Authorization
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×2
  • Nuclei detection template ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×17

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2025-06-26
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2019-05-03
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2019-9978 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:82019-03-25
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:222019-05-03
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:62019-05-06
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02019-05-06
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:32022-11-15
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:42023-01-20
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02023-08-20
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02023-11-09
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02024-09-20

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+1 d
  3. CISA KEV+955 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+2747 d
EPSS, last 120 days-1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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