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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 Social Warfare and Social Warfare Pro.

CVSS 6.1 (MEDIUM) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.3/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 6.1: +0.91
  • Fresh EPSS: 72.95%: +0.36

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 6 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Qualys
Press · 22 Feb 2022, 08:00 · Managing CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities with Qualys VMDR - Qualys
Help Net Security
Press · 23 Apr 2020, 07:00 · Web shell malware continues to evade many security tools - Help Net Security
BleepingComputer
Press · 23 Apr 2020, 07:00 · NSA: Hackers exploit these vulnerabilities to deploy backdoors - BleepingComputer
Security Affairs
Press · 25 Apr 2019, 07:00 · Flaws in Social Warfare plugin actively exploited in the wild - Security Affairs
SC Media
Press · 23 Apr 2019, 07:00 · WordPress Social Warfare plugin vulnerabilities abused in the wild - SC Media
See all 6 source documents
Unit 42
Press · 22 Apr 2019, 07:00 · Exploits in the Wild for WordPress Social Warfare Plugin CVE-2019-9978 - Unit 42

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.3 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

4

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 4 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
hash3liZer/CVE-2019-9978228Python26 Jun 2021, 08:28
yup-Ivan/CVE-2019-997840Python27 Jan 2026, 17:05
0xMoonrise/cve-2019-997800Python09 Nov 2023, 03:10
Vaidehim55/CVE-2019-9978-RCE-PoC00Python03 Jan 2026, 06:57
Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 6.1; EPSS 72.9%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:11.176807+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
24 Mar 2019, 14:47
First press mention
22 Apr 2019, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Latest press mention
22 Feb 2022, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
4 repositories