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medium 4.3

CVE-2019-19983 json

In the WordPress plugin, Fast Velocity Minify before 2.7.7, the full web root path to the running WordPress application can be discovered.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-9571

cvss
4.3
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the WordPress plugin, Fast Velocity Minify before 2.7.7, the full web root path to the running WordPress application can be discovered. In order to exploit this vulnerability, FVM Debug Mode needs to be enabled and an admin-ajax request needs to call the fastvelocity_min_files action.

Patch / fix

  • fastvelocity minify 2.7.7

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Exploit prediction

1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/10/medium-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-fast-velocity-minify-plugin/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N
NVD 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.0 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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References

Sources

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