PowerPress Podcasting WordPress 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 a podcast is added. This flaw allows users with author privileges and above to execute stored cross-site scripting attacks.

Impact

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

Remediation

Users are advised to update the PowerPress Podcasting plugin to version 11.9.18 or later.