Podlove Podcast Publisher Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in WordPress

Vulnerability

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the Podlove Podcast Publisher plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 4.2.2. The issue arises from inadequate nonce validation in the 'ajax_transcript_delete()' function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to delete episode transcripts by tricking an administrator into clicking a link.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for Cross-Site Request Forgery, enabling the deletion of arbitrary episode transcripts.

Remediation

Users can update to Podlove Podcast Publisher version 4.2.3 or later to address this vulnerability.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
3.4
impact
0.6
exploitability
7.2
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
3.2
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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