CVE-2019-20204

MEDIUM

Postie < 1.9.40 - XSS

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by V1n1v131r4 · textwebappsphp

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47925

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (5)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/V1n1v131r4/Exploiting-Postie-WordPress-Plugin-/blob/master/README.md

[Product] https://postieplugin.com/

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://wordpress.org/plugins/postie/#developers

[Third Party Advisory] https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10002

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155973/WordPress-Postie-1.9.40-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4

EPSS 0.0088

EPSS Percentile 75.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Products (1)

postieplugin/postie < 1.9.40

Published Jan 02, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026