Podlove Podcast Publisher <= 4.5.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via podlove_image_cache_url Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'podlove_handle_cache_files' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-13001
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gcx-p8g5-3g9x
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f81a3429-f378-4295-adbe-ad6f1df59701?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress/tags/4.4.2/lib/model/image.php#L439
- https://github.com/podlove/podlove-publisher/commit/5b32468601e903bae2bcacfaf36ff583d2bc9387
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3597461/podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress
More Podlove vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-19682 WordPress Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin <= 4.0.9 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-12769 Podlove Podcast Publisher < 4.2.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-12768 Podlove Podcast Publisher < 4.1.24 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2021-06948 Podlove Podcast Publisher < 3.5.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-08980 The podlove-podcasting-plugin-for-wordpress plugin before 2.3.16 for WordPress has SQL… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-09318 Podlove Podcast Publisher <= 4.2.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-13001 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-13001 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7gcx-p8g5-3g9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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