CVE-2019-20204 EXPLOIT
5.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.4% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.4 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.38% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-01-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| postieplugin | postie |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Postie 1.9.40 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2020-01-16 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155973/WordPress-Postie-1.9.40-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://github.com/V1n1v131r4/Exploiting-Postie-WordPress-Plugin-/blob/master/README.md
- https://postieplugin.com/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/postie/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10002
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155973/WordPress-Postie-1.9.40-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://github.com/V1n1v131r4/Exploiting-Postie-WordPress-Plugin-/blob/master/README.md
- https://postieplugin.com/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/postie/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10002
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