ultimate-faqs Plugin up to 1.8.24 on WordPress EWD_UFAQ_Import.php injection

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ultimate-faqs Plugin up to 1.8.24 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function of the file Functions/EWD_UFAQ_Import.php. Performing a manipulation results in injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-17233. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ultimate-faqs Plugin up to 1.8.24 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects some unknown functionality of the file Functions/EWD_UFAQ_Import.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Functions/EWD_UFAQ_Import.php in the ultimate-faqs plugin through 1.8.24 for WordPress allows HTML content injection.

The weakness was shared 10/07/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-17233 since 10/06/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:Functions/EWD_UFAQ_Import.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entry VDB-143018 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• ultimate-faqs Plugin

Version

• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.8.3
• 1.8.4
• 1.8.5
• 1.8.6
• 1.8.7
• 1.8.8
• 1.8.9
• 1.8.10
• 1.8.11
• 1.8.12
• 1.8.13
• 1.8.14
• 1.8.15
• 1.8.16
• 1.8.17
• 1.8.18
• 1.8.19
• 1.8.20
• 1.8.21
• 1.8.22
• 1.8.23
• 1.8.24

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