# CVE-2019-25151: Funnel Builder <= 1.3.0 - Arbitrary Plugin Activation

> Authenticated attackers can bypass authorization checks to arbitrarily activate plugins, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9658-g3fh-xgf8

## What is CVE-2019-25151?

CVE-2019-25151 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in brainstormforce CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce, published on 7 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Funnel Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the activate_plugin function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to activate any plugin on the vulnerable service.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25151?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cartflows Cartflows.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25151?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25151 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25151 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in brainstormforce CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce

- [CVE-2023-36686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36686/): WordPress CartFlows Pro Plugin <= 1.11.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2021-24330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24330/): Funnel Builder by CartFlows < 1.6.13 - Authenticated Stored XSS via FB Pixel ID and Google Analytics ID (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2020-36736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36736/): Cross-site request forgery in CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25151 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25151 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in brainstormforce CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce, published on 7 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: brainstormforce CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce. 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-2019-25151/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25151/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25151
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25151
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25151

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25151/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.