# CVE-2024-27196: WordPress postMash – custom post order plugin <= 1.2.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Reflected XSS in postMash plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via crafted URLs.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x69q-xg96-5x9w

## What is CVE-2024-27196?

CVE-2024-27196 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Joel Starnes postMash – custom post order, published on 15 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joel Starnes postMash – custom post order allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects postMash – custom post order: from n/a through 1.2.0.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27196?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jmash Postmash.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-27196?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27196 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-27196 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Joel Starnes postMash – custom post order

- [CVE-2024-25927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25927/): WordPress postMash – custom post order Plugin <= 1.2.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27196 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-27196 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Joel Starnes postMash – custom post order, published on 15 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Joel Starnes postMash – custom post order. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27196/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27196/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27196
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27196
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27196

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27196/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.