Server-side request forgery in PowerPress Podcasting plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry from 11.13.12 before 11.17.11 does not validate the destination of redirects when it fetches a user-supplied media URL (CWE-918). An authenticated user with the Contributor role or higher can use this to make the server send requests to internal services. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry WordPress plugin before 11.17.11 does not validate the destination of redirects when fetching a user-supplied media URL, allowing users with the contributor role and above to perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks against internal services.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 | PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry | 11.13.12 to before 11.17.11 | 11.17.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry VendorUnknown Affected 11.13.12 to before 11.17.11 Fixed in 11.17.11 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update the PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry to version 11.17.11, which is the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry (Unknown) Fixed in 11.17.11
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97354
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-w4jr-6783-p796
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-97354 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97354 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w4jr-6783-p796 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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