CVE-2023-25046 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25046: WordPress Podlove Podcast Publisher Plugin <= 3.8.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Podlove

Product Podlove Podcast Publisher

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published April 7, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Podlove Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin <= 3.8.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Podlove Podcast Publisher versions up to 3.8.2 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers and steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Trusted admins or editors could compromise visitor accounts, steal credentials, or deface site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or editor privileges and a victim must visit an affected page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 7, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25046 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-25046

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.9 / MEDIUM

Affected versions