AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2019-9978
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 · Analyzed
Published: 2019-03-24 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 6.1 · MEDIUM
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- WordPress · Social Warfare Plugin
- Added to catalog
- 2021-11-03
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2022-05-03
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:warfareplugins:social_warfare:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Before (exclusive): 3.5.3
cpe:2.3:a:warfareplugins:social_warfare_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Before (exclusive): 3.5.3
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152722/Wordpress-Social-Warfare-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163680/WordPress-Social-Warfare-3.5.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/03/zero-day-stored-xss-in-social-warfare.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/warfareplugins/status/1108852747099652099
Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-warfare/#developers
Product
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9238
Broken Link · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019032105
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46794/
Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/03/21/full-disclosure-of-settings-change-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-social-warfare/
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/03/unpatched-zero-day-vulnerability-in-social-warfare-plugin-exploited-in-the-wild/
Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152722/Wordpress-Social-Warfare-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163680/WordPress-Social-Warfare-3.5.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/1
Mailing List
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/03/zero-day-stored-xss-in-social-warfare.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/warfareplugins/status/1108852747099652099
Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-warfare/#developers
Product
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9238
Broken Link · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019032105
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46794/
Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2019/03/21/full-disclosure-of-settings-change-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-social-warfare/
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/03/unpatched-zero-day-vulnerability-in-social-warfare-plugin-exploited-in-the-wild/
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-9978
US Government Resource