CVE-2023-4842: The Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting v

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-4842?

social warfare: upgrade to newer than 4.4.3. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2023-4842 being exploited?

CVE-2023-4842 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2023-4842 affect?

CVE-2023-4842 affects social warfare. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). 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 o

Q: How urgent is CVE-2023-4842?

Priority 34/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 6.4UPGRADE

CVE-2023-4842 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.4) affecting social warfare. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 53%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2023-11-07
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: warfareplugins

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-11-07 12:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 06:38 UTCUpdated Record last modified

warfareplugins social warfare UPGRADE

Affected: <= 4.4.3

Fixed in: newer than 4.4.3

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy social-warfare || rpm -q social-warfare || social-warfare --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 4.4.3 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade social-warfare

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade social-warfare

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-4842?

social warfare: upgrade to newer than 4.4.3. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-4842 being exploited?

CVE-2023-4842 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-4842 affect?

CVE-2023-4842 affects social warfare. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). 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 o

How urgent is CVE-2023-4842?

Priority 34/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities

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