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CVE-2019-20204

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
January 2, 2020
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

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.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • postieplugin postie — Up to and including 1.9.40

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155973/WordPress-Postie-1.9.40-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • github.com https://github.com/V1n1v131r4/Exploiting-Postie-WordPress-Plugin-/blob/master/README.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • postieplugin.com https://postieplugin.com/ Product
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/postie/#developers Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10002 Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record