What is CVE-2019-17234?

CVE-2019-17234 is a high-severity vulnerability in Getigniteup Igniteup, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-17234?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-17234 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Getigniteup Igniteup

CVE-2019-17234

includes/class-coming-soon-creator.php in the igniteup plugin through 3.4 for WordPress allows unauthenticated arbitrary file deletion.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2019-11-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.032 (87.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Getigniteup Igniteup

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wordpress.org/plugins/igniteup/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-igniteup-coming-soon-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17234?: CVE-2019-17234 is a high-severity vulnerability in Getigniteup Igniteup, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-17234?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-17234 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.