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TI-2019-14566 Aliases CVE-2019-20203GHSA-x694-qvr9-67gw

The Authorized Addresses feature in the Postie plugin 1.9.40 for WordPress allows remote…

Priority LOW 28CWE-290Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.

Summary

The Authorized Addresses feature in the Postie plugin 1.9.40 for WordPress allows remote attackers to publish posts by spoofing the From information of an email message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02099 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postieplugin:postie:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 1.9.40VulnerablePostieplugin
  • cpe:2.3:a:postieplugin:postie:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.9.40 Vulnerable ·Postieplugin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-20203
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x694-qvr9-67gw

References

  • TI-2019-14567 The Postie plugin 1.9.40 for WordPress allows XSS, as demonstrated by a certain payload… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2012-02239 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Postie plugin 1.4.3, and possibly before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources