CVE-2019-20204 describes a persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Postie plugin version 1.9.40 for WordPress, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts through crafted input, specifically involving JavaScript within an SVG element. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.4, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and low privileges (PR:L) for exploitation, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L, I:L). While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB (EDB-47925), though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit/Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.9.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postieplugin:postie:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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