Critical severity · published Jan 17, 2024
CVE-2021-4434
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
9.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SW
Social Warfare · Warfareplugins
before 3.5.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4434
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4434
Exploit
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163680/WordPress-Social-Warfare-3.5.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/98cf2a10-cc53-4479-87d1-71489f6a8c51?source=cve
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