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CVE-2019-20203: The Authorized Addresses feature in the Postie plugin 1.9.40 for WordPress allows remote attackers to publish posts by spoofing the From information of an email message.

medium Affects postie (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Authorized Addresses feature in the Postie plugin 1.9.40 for WordPress allows remote attackers to publish posts by spoofing the From information of an email message.

Package
postie (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.9.40
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (81.6th percentile)
Published
2020-01-02
Source
nvd

References

CWE-290
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