VDB-132162 · CVE-2019-9978 · Exploit 152722

social-warfare Plugin up to 3.5.2 on WordPress admin-post.php swp_url Stored cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in social-warfare Plugin up to 3.5.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/admin-post.php?swp_debug=load_options. The manipulation of the argument swp_url as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 03/21/2019. The weakness was disclosed 03/24/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-9978 since 03/24/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a private exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13469 (WordPress Social-Warfare Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability). This issue was added on 11/03/2021 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 05/03/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 3.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

Productinfo

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WordPress Plugin

Name

social-warfare Plugin

Version

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Name: Stored
Class: Cross site scripting / Stored
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Highly functional
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: social-warfare Plugin 3.5.3

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03/21/2019 🔍
03/24/2019 +3 days 🔍
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03/25/2019 +1 days 🔍
04/19/2024 +1852 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 152722
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-9978 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2019 07:08
Updated: 04/19/2024 17:04
Changes: 03/25/2019 07:08 (64), 05/19/2020 16:13 (2), 08/04/2023 19:57 (5), 04/19/2024 17:04 (27)
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