# CVE-2021-24968: Ultimate FAQ < 2.1.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary FAQ Creation

> Authenticated subscribers can create arbitrary FAQs due to missing capability and CSRF checks in the Ultimate FAQ WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vv9p-fxqw-339h

## What is CVE-2021-24968?

CVE-2021-24968 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Ultimate FAQ – WordPress FAQ and Accordion Plugin, published on 24 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Ultimate FAQ WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the ewd_ufaq_welcome_add_faq and ewd_ufaq_welcome_add_faq_page AJAX actions, available to any authenticated users. As a result, any users, with a role as low as Subscriber could create FAQ and FAQ questions

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery), CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24968?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Etoilewebdesign Ultimate Faq.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24968?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24968 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Ultimate FAQ – WordPress FAQ and Accordion Plugin

- [CVE-2019-17232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17232/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-7107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7107/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-17233](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17233/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-15643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15643/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24968 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24968 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Ultimate FAQ – WordPress FAQ and Accordion Plugin, published on 24 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Ultimate FAQ – WordPress FAQ and Accordion Plugin. 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-2021-24968/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24968/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24968
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24968
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24968

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24968/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.