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CVE-2019-9978: 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 Socia

medium KEV Affects social-warfare (WordPress plugin), social-warfare-pro (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified ; listed on CISA KEV 2021-11-03.

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 Socia

Package
social-warfare (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<3.5.3
Fixed in
3.5.3
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
KEV listed by CISA as actively exploited · EPSS 73% (99.5th percentile)
Published
2019-03-24
Source
nvd

References

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 Socia

Package
social-warfare-pro (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<3.5.3
Fixed in
3.5.3
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
KEV listed by CISA as actively exploited · EPSS 73% (99.5th percentile)
Published
2019-03-24
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordsocial-warfare (WordPress plugin) advisoriessocial-warfare-pro (WordPress plugin) advisories

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