CVE-2019-17228: includes/options.php in the motors-car-dealership-classified-listings (aka Motors - Car Dealer & Classified Ads) plugin through 1.4.0 for Wo
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 26/100)
- A ready-made attack module is public (Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB / GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 72% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
includes/options.php in the motors-car-dealership-classified-listings (aka Motors - Car Dealer & Classified Ads) plugin through 1.4.0 for WordPress allows unauthenticated options changes.
- Published
- Feb 24, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.3% · 72th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-345
Report tools
Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.3%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| stylemixthemes | motors - car dealer\, classifieds \& listing | cpe:2.3:a:stylemixthemes:motors_-_car_dealer\,_classifieds_\&_listing |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- stylemixthemes motors - car dealer, classifieds & listingup to 1.4.0 inclusive
Same product
stylemixthemes: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-2807Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin <= 1.4.64 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation35Monitor
- CVE-2022-38716WordPress Motors – Car Dealer & Classified Ads Plugin <= 1.4.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)35Monitor
- CVE-2022-3989Motors - Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing < 1.4.4 - Arbitrary File Upload35Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- Later →CVE-2019-17229Feb 24, 2020 · includes/options.php in the motors-car-dealership-classified-listings (aka Motors - Car Dealer & Classified Ads) plugin through 1.4.0 for Wo24Monitor
- Later →CVE-2023-46208Oct 27, 2023 · WordPress Motors – Car Dealer & Classified Ads Plugin <= 1.4.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)24Monitor
- Later →CVE-2023-46207Nov 12, 2023 · WordPress Motors – Car Dealer & Classified Ads Plugin <= 1.4.6 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Nuclei detection template ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2019-17228 | — |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-345 · Insufficient Verification of Data AuthenticityCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking)CAPEC-111likelihood: High · High
- Cache PoisoningCAPEC-141likelihood: High · High
- DNS Cache PoisoningCAPEC-142likelihood: High · High
- Content SpoofingCAPEC-148likelihood: Medium · Medium
- Spoofing of UDDI/ebXML MessagesCAPEC-218Medium
- Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-MiddleCAPEC-384Low
- Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API ManipulationCAPEC-385Medium
- Application API Navigation RemappingCAPEC-386Medium
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.