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Social Sharing Plugin vulnerabilities
Social Sharing Plugin has 6 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 2 May 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 6
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 4.5.6
- Last updated
- 18 Mar 2025
- Most recent
- 2 May 2024
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-1959 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 4.4.6.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.5.6) | 2 May 2024 |
| Remote code execution CVE-2021-4434 | Critical 10.0 | Before 3.5.3 | Fixed in 3.5.3 | 17 Jan 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-4842 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 4.4.3 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.5.6) | 7 Nov 2023 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2023-0403 | Medium 5.4 | Before 4.4.0 | Fixed in 4.4.0 | 19 Jan 2023 |
| Broken access control CVE-2023-0402 | Medium 5.4 | Up to 4.3.0 | Fixed in a later version (latest 4.5.6) | 19 Jan 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) Exploited in the wild CVE-2019-9978 | Medium 6.1 | Before 3.5.3 | Fixed in 3.5.3 | 24 Mar 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-1959, 2 May 2024
- The Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'socialWarfare' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2021-4434, 17 Jan 2024
- 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 record
- CVE-2023-4842, 7 Nov 2023
- The Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'social_warfare' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 4.4.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2023-0403, 19 Jan 2023
- The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.3.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on several AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete post meta information and reset network access tokens, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE record
- CVE-2023-0402, 19 Jan 2023
- The Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to delete post meta information and reset network access tokens. CVE record
- CVE-2019-9978, 24 Mar 2019
- 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. CVE record
What to do if you run Social Sharing Plugin
If you run Social Sharing Plugin, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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