WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2021-4434 Modified

Social Warfare: Code execution

Social Warfare is affected by code execution. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 10.0 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Social Warfare
Plugin slug
social-warfare
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jan 17, 2024
Weakness
CWE-94 — Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published Jan 17, 2024 and is one of 8 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Social Warfare to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.5.2 via the 'swp_url' parameter. This allows attackers to execute code on the server.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources