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CVE-2019-20204: 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.

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

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.

Package
postie (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.9.40
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (88.7th percentile)
Published
2020-01-02
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordpostie (WordPress plugin) advisories

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