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TI-2019-14567 Aliases CVE-2019-20204GHSA-57qh-3r5h-qf46

The Postie plugin 1.9.40 for WordPress allows XSS, as demonstrated by a certain payload…

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Postie plugin 1.9.40 for WordPress allows XSS, as demonstrated by a certain payload with jaVasCript:/* at the beginning and a crafted SVG element.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03376 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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-2019-20204
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57qh-3r5h-qf46

References

  • TI-2019-14566 The Authorized Addresses feature in the Postie plugin 1.9.40 for WordPress allows remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2012-02239 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Postie plugin 1.4.3, and possibly before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources