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CVE-2021-4434: social warfare vulnerability
CVE-2021-4434: critical vulnerability affecting social warfare. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 10.0 CRITICAL
- EPSS
- 78.37%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- social warfare
What is known
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.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2021-4434, a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) affecting social warfare, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether social warfare is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.