Stored XSS in Social Warfare Plugin by Warfare Plugins
CVE-2019-9978

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Key Information:

Vendor: Wordpress
Status: Social Warfare; Social Warfare Pro
Vendor: CVE Published:; 24 March 2019

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 89%🦅 CISA Reported

Summary

The Social Warfare plugin versions prior to 3.5.3 for WordPress have a vulnerability that allows for stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted request to the wp-admin/admin-post.php file, specifically through the swp_url parameter. This vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild, making earlier versions of the plugin particularly susceptible. Users are advised to update to the latest version promptly to safeguard their sites against potential attacks.

CISA Reported

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace

The CISA's recommendation is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2019-9978 - Proof of Concept

CVE-2019-9978
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