November 3, 2021 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2019-9978 — WordPress Social Warfare Plugin
WordPress Social Warfare Plugin Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2021-11-03- Federal due date
2022-05-03- Vendor
- WordPress
- Product
- Social Warfare Plugin
- EPSS
- 99.5th percentile (score 0.887, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
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- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9978
CISA short description
WordPress Social Warfare plugin contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows for remote code execution. This vulnerability affects Social Warfare and Social Warfare Pro.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.