The WordPress plugin, Email Subscribers & Newsletters, before 4.2.3 had a flaw that allowed unauthenticated file download with user information disclosure.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-19985 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.59%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48698 | exploit_db | edb | 2020-07-26 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-18 | 86.72% | 79.59% | -7.12% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 48.88% | 86.72% | +37.83% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 48.88% | — |
Full EPSS history (34 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
|
3.9 | 1.4 | [email protected] |
| 5.8 | 3.0 | MEDIUM |
|
3.9 | 1.4 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| icegram | email_subscribers_\&_newsletters | < 4.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:icegram:email_subscribers_\&_newsletters:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158563/WordPress-Email-Subscribers-And-Newsletters-4.2.2-File-Disclosure.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9946 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/11/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-email-subscribers-newsletters-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |