CVE-2024-52463

WordPress Post By Email plugin <= 1.0.4b - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

7.1 High

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Peter Westwood Post By Email post-by-email allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Post By Email: from n/a through <= 1.0.4b.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Up 0.3 points since Dec 3, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

WordPress Post By Email plugin <= 1.0.4b - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2024-52463
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-46072 7.1

Record: EUVD-2024-46072
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gr9q-rvpp-f2vh 7.1

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kat Hagan Post By Email allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Post By Email: from n/a through 1.0.4b.

Record: GHSA-gr9q-rvpp-f2vh
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.1

Record: CVE-2024-52463
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-52463 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Peter Westwood Post By Email, published December 2, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.