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CVE-2019-9978

CWE-79

High

81.3

RPS

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.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
6.1
Medium · v3.1
EPSS
72.94%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Nov 2021
Fix commit
No known fix commit
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-79
Published
24 Mar 2019
Last modified 7 Nov 2025

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Data as of 7 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time

CVE-2019-9978 · RPS 81.3 · DevSecure Intelligence