CVE-2019-20204
The Postie plugin 1.9.40 for WordPress allows XSS, as demonstrated by a certain payload with...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-20204- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-20204- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-10758 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-10758- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-57qh-3r5h-qf46
The Postie plugin 1.9.40 for WordPress allows XSS, as demonstrated by a certain payload with...
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.
- Record
GHSA-57qh-3r5h-qf46- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin Postie 1.9.40 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2020-01-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-20204 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Postieplugin Postie, published January 1, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.38%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/V1n1v131r4/Exploiting-Postie-WordPress-Plugin-/blob/master/README.md
postieplugin.com
wordpress.org/plugins/postie
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10002
packetstormsecurity.com/files/155973/WordPress-Postie-1.9.40-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20204