MEDIUM KEV
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
Published Mar 24, 2019 ·Due May 3, 2022
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 72.95%
Description
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 products
No data.
OR
- < 3.5.3
- < 3.5.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
Listed in CISA KEV KEV
Date Added
Nov 3, 2021
Patch Due
May 3, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 7, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
72.95% 0.72946
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.72946
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (32 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 72.95% (0.72946) | 99.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 73.54% (0.73543) | 99.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 88.16% (0.88161) | 99.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 93.65% (0.93652) | 99.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 88.16% (0.88161) | 99.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 86.14% (0.86144) | 99.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 87.70% (0.87697) | 99.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 89.34% (0.89341) | 99.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 88.30% (0.88301) | 99.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 89.42% (0.89422) | 99.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 90.61% (0.90614) | 99.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 94.41% (0.94412) | 99.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.57% (0.96566) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 97.15% (0.97149) | 99.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 97.24% (0.97236) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 97.27% (0.97265) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 97.32% (0.97323) | 99.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 97.34% (0.97338) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 20, 2023 | 97.29% (0.97286) | 99.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 97.25% (0.97247) | 99.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 97.31% (0.97306) | 99.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 97.29% (0.97293) | 99.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2023 | 97.35% (0.97348) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 97.39% (0.97395) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.43% (0.97434) | 99.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 55.36% (0.55361) | 98.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 55.36% (0.55361) | 98.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 9.45% (0.09448) | 86.95th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 9.45% (0.09448) | 86.79th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 9.45% (0.09448) | 94.05th | v1 |
| Jul 28, 2021 | 9.45% (0.09448) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.66% (0.08659) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152722/Wordpress-Social-Warfare-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163680/WordPress-Social-Warfare-3.5.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/1 Mailing List
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/03/zero-day-stored-xss-in-social-warfare.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/warfareplugins/status/1108852747099652099 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-warfare/#developers x_refsource_MISCProduct
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9238 x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-9978 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019032105 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46794/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/03/21/full-disclosure-of-settings-change-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-social-warfare/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/03/unpatched-zero-day-vulnerability-in-social-warfare-plugin-exploited-in-the-wild/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 24, 2019
Updated Oct 21, 2025
Reserved Mar 24, 2019
Link CVE-2019-9978
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Feb 7, 2025