CVE-2021-4434 (GCVE-0-2021-4434)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-17 08:31 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Social Warfare <= 3.5.2 - Remote Code Execution
Summary
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.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-01-17 18:10 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| warfareplugins | Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare |
Affected:
0 , < 3.5.3
(semver)
|
guessed |
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