Description
The fresh Podcaster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'freshpodcaster' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2026-07-11
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The fresh Podcaster WordPress plugin contains a stored cross‑site scripting flaw caused by insufficient sanitization and escaping of attributes supplied to the 'freshpodcaster' shortcode. This flaw allows a malicious attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript that will execute whenever a user views a page containing the shortcode, potentially impacting the confidentiality or integrity of the site. No additional impacts such as credential theft or defacement are explicitly documented in the CVE description.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability exists in all versions of the fresh Podcaster plugin up to and including 1.0.7. It requires only authenticated access with contributor‑level privileges or higher, after which the attacker can insert malicious attributes into any content that uses the 'freshpodcaster' shortcode.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.4 classifies the issue as moderate severity, while an EPSS score of < 1% indicates the current probability of exploitation is very low. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and from the description the attack vector is an authenticated user with contributor or higher privileges who can embed the shortcode; once inserted, the payload is executed for all visitors to the affected page.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 29, 2026 at 09:17 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the fresh Podcaster plugin to the latest version that removes the vulnerability.
  • If an update is not immediately possible, delete or disable any content that contains the "freshpodcaster" shortcode.
  • Restrict the ability to add the shortcode to higher‑privileged users or implement role‑based controls to limit contributor access to content creation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 29, 2026 at 09:17 UTC.

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History

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Freshlabs
Freshlabs fresh Podcaster
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Freshlabs
Freshlabs fresh Podcaster
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The fresh Podcaster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'freshpodcaster' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title fresh Podcaster <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'freshpodcaster' Shortcode Attributes
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Freshlabs Fresh Podcaster
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-14T14:28:46.630Z

Reserved: 2026-01-23T18:46:51.014Z

Link: CVE-2026-1382

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-14T14:28:41.755Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-29T09:30:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')