PowerPress Podcasting Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry, affecting WordPress versions prior to 11.9.18. The issue arises because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape certain settings when adding a podcast. This flaw enables admin users to execute stored cross-site scripting attacks, even in environments where the unfiltered_html capability is restricted.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for stored cross-site scripting, where injected scripts are executed in the context of the user viewing the podcast.

Remediation

Users can update to PowerPress Podcasting version 11.9.18 or later to address this vulnerability.