# CVE-2019-17229: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Stored XSS in the Motors plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9gfm-rj34-h4pm

## What is CVE-2019-17229?

CVE-2019-17229 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### 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 has multiple stored XSS issues.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17229?

It affects 1 product.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2019-17229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-17229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2019-17228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17228/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [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-2019-17229 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-17229 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2019-17229/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17229/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17229
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17229
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17229

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17229/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.