CVE-2024-52393 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-52393: WordPress Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin <= 4.1.15 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

Vendor Eric Teubert

Product Podlove Podcast Publisher

Weakness CWE-82

Published November 14, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Eric Teubert Podlove Podcast Publisher podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress.This issue affects Podlove Podcast Publisher: from n/a through <= 4.1.15.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Podlove Podcast Publisher versions 4.1.15 and earlier contain an improper access control vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can read, modify, or delete data across the entire site, including other users' content and settings. The vulnerability requires high-level privileges to exploit but affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete any site data including other users' content and configuration.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account can expose, alter, or destroy all site data and settings.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be authenticated as an administrator or high-privilege user.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 14, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52393 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/82.html

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