Is CVE-2019-9978 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-9978 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-07.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-9978?

CVE-2019-9978 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2019-9978?

Patch guidance is available from warfareplugins security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-9978.

CVE-2019-9978 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2019-9978?

2 products: warfareplugins social warfare, warfareplugins social warfare pro.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: WARFAREPLUGINS
Published: 3/24/2019
Last Modified: 11/7/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2019-9978

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