CVE-2019-9978

CRITICALNVD 6.19.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 6.1 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 73%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
73%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

March 24, 2019

Last Modified

November 7, 2025

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available.
generic Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

SB2019032105 - Stored XSS in Social Warfare WordPress plugin

https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019032105
generic

Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org

https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-warfare/#developers
generic

Warfare Plugins on X: "On the afternoon of March 21, 2019, we were made aware of Zero-Day vulnerability affecting websites using the Social Warfare plugin. https://t.co/M0DjCoc6Ho" / X

https://twitter.com/warfareplugins/status/1108852747099652099
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Zero-Day Stored XSS in Social Warfare

https://blog.sucuri.net/2019/03/zero-day-stored-xss-in-social-warfare.html
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152722/Wordpress-Social-Warfare-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 56× in last 7d / 214× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 619 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-21 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-21 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
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  1. 2026-08-18 18:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  54. 2026-08-11 19:32 UTCCISA KEV update
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Publicly available exploits

(9 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (6 GitHub PoCs) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCyup-Ivan/CVE-2019-9978
    First seen Jan 25, 2026

    POC (RCE) -> CVE-2019-9978

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-52346
    First seen Jun 26, 2025

    Social Warfare WordPress Plugin 3.5.2 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCgrimlockx/CVE-2019-9978
    First seen Jan 20, 2023

    Remote Code Execution in Social Warfare Plugin before 3.5.3 for Wordpress.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCd3fudd/CVE-2019-9978_Exploit
    First seen Nov 15, 2022

    Social WarFare Plugin (<=3.5.2) Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCKTN1990/CVE-2019-9978
    First seen May 6, 2019

    Wordpress Social Warfare Remote Code Execution (AUTO UPLOAD SHELL)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-46794
    First seen May 3, 2019

    WordPress Plugin Social Warfare < 3.5.3 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoChash3liZer/CVE-2019-9978
    First seen May 3, 2019

    CVE-2019-9978 - (PoC) RCE in Social WarFare Plugin (<=3.5.2)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCmpgn/CVE-2019-9978
    First seen Mar 25, 2019

    CVE-2019-9978 - RCE on a Wordpress plugin: Social Warfare < 3.5.3

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2019/CVE-2019-9978.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2019

    WordPress Social Warfare <3.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2019-9978?
CVE-2019-9978 is a critical vulnerability published on March 24, 2019. The social-warfare plugin before 3.5.3 for WordPress has stored XSS via the wp-admin/admin-post.php?swpdebug=loadoptions swp_url parameter, as exploited in the wild in March 2019. This affects Social Warfare and Social Warfare Pro.
When was CVE-2019-9978 disclosed?
CVE-2019-9978 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 24, 2019, with the most recent update on November 7, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-9978 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2019-9978 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, affecting WordPress Social Warfare Plugin. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-9978?
CVE-2019-9978 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2019-9978?
CVE-2019-9978 affects WordPress Social Warfare Plugin. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2019-9978?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-9978, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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