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CVE-2019-17232

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-17232 describes an unauthenticated options import vulnerability in the EWD_UFAQ_Import.php function of the Ultimate FAQs plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to 1.8.24. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows an unauthenticated attacker to import arbitrary options, potentially leading to significant integrity impacts without requiring user interaction. While not listed in KEV, Nuclei templates exist for this flaw, and it has garnered community discussion and media coverage, including its mention in a BleepingComputer article about new Linux malware exploiting WordPress plugins.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.8.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:etoilewebdesign:ultimate_faq:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2019-17232 · Sep 18, 2025
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0352 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.nintechnet.com / unauthenticated-options-import-vulnerability-in-wordpress-ultimate-faq-plugin
ExploitThird Party Advisory
wordpress.org / plugins/ultimate-faqs
ProductRelease Notes
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/9883
Third Party Advisory