CVE-2019-9978 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in the Social Warfare and Social Warfare Pro WordPress plugins prior to version 3.5.3, specifically through the swp_url parameter in wp-admin/admin-post.php?swp_debug=load_options. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium) and allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to information disclosure or unauthorized actions. It is actively exploited in the wild, listed in the KEV catalog, and has publicly available exploit code, including Remote Code Execution (RCE) exploits on ExploitDB. The vulnerability has garnered significant community attention and media coverage, including mentions by the NSA regarding its use in deploying backdoors.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:warfareplugins:social_warfare:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:warfareplugins:social_warfare_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.