CVE-2024-52463: WordPress Post By Email plugin <= 1.0.4b - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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.

Affected products

Peter Westwood Post By Email: through 1.0.4b

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/post-by-email/vulnerability/wordpress-post-by-email-plugin-1-0-4b-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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