# CVE-2019-17228: Missing authorization in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin options in the Motors Car Dealership WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-32c8-2q94-9pqj

## What is CVE-2019-17228?

CVE-2019-17228 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17228?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Stylemixthemes Motors - Car Dealer\, Classifieds \& Listing.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-17228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-17228 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-17228 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Motors Car Dealer & Classified Ads <= 1.4.0 - Unauthenticated settings import/export (nuclei): http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-17228.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-2807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2807/): Missing authorization in Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-3989](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3989/): Motors - Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing < 1.4.4 - Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-46208](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46208/): WordPress Motors – Car Dealer & Classified Ads Plugin <= 1.4.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2019-17229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17229/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-2808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2808/): Cross-site scripting in Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17228 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-17228 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-17228 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17228/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17228
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17228
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17228

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17228/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.