CVE-2026-16294 | BDVDB-2026-358209 Detail

PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry

Description#

The PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry WordPress plugin before 11.17.1 does not validate one of its Podcast Episode URL settings before performing a server-side request with it, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks that can target internal services.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9363aaff-40d6-41c0-8edd-cbf671240ad2/

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9363aaff-40d6-41c0-8edd-cbf671240ad2/

History#

Version 12026-08-12Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-12
Last modified: 2026-08-12

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry

Score

7.1 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 21.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Server-Side Request Forgery

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 11.17.1
Fixed
11.17.1

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.1 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).