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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:postieplugin:postie:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.9.40 | Vulnerable | Postieplugin |
- 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-20203
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x694-qvr9-67gw
References
More Postieplugin Postie vulnerabilities
- 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
- CVE-2019-20203 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-20203 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x694-qvr9-67gw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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