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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:etoilewebdesign:ultimate_faq:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.