Seriously Simple Podcasting < 2.19.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 58Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Seriously Simple Podcasting WordPress plugin before 2.19.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00539 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Seriously Simple Podcasting (Unknown): 2.19.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Seriously Simple Podcasting | before 2.19.1 | 2.19.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Seriously Simple Podcasting VendorUnknown Affected before 2.19.1 Fixed in 2.19.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:castos:seriously_simple_podcasting:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.19.1 | Vulnerable | Craig Hewitt |
- cpe:2.3:a:castos:seriously_simple_podcasting:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.19.1 Vulnerable ·Craig Hewitt
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Seriously Simple Podcasting (Unknown) Fixed in 2.19.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4571
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wjp-pfrg-xh9q
References
More Craig Hewitt Seriously Simple Podcasting vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05913 Seriously Simple Podcasting < 3.0.0 - Unauthenticated Administrator Email Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-03497 Seriously Simple Podcasting < 3.3.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-16827 WordPress Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin <= 3.0.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-40585 WordPress Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin <= 3.13.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-08969 Seriously Simple Podcasting <= 3.5.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via add_query_arg Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-31838 WordPress Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin <= 3.11.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2022-4571 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4571 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wjp-pfrg-xh9q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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