CVE-2023-25472 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25472: WordPress Podlove Podcast Publisher Plugin <= 3.8.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Podlove

Product Podlove Podcast Publisher

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published May 23, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Podlove Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin <= 3.8.3 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Podlove Podcast Publisher versions up to 3.8.3 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the podcast publisher without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires user interaction but can modify site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions on the podcast publisher via a malicious link or page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Podcast settings, episodes, or publisher configuration could be altered by an attacker without your permission.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 23, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25472 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-25472

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 4.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions