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
| 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-2019-20204
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57qh-3r5h-qf46
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 2
Other 1
More Postieplugin Postie vulnerabilities
- 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
- CVE-2019-20204 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-20204 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57qh-3r5h-qf46 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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